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TIL of earthquake lights. Flashes of lights reported before earthquakes throughout history, only relatively recently photographed and seriously investigated.

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yyGM TIL on September 11, 1857, a wagon train heading through Utah toward California was attacked by a Mormon Militia. The militia had disguised themselves as Indians, but once it was suspected that their cover was blown, the Mormons feigned a truce and slaughtered 120 men, women, and children.
WkNeX TIL The creator of The Sims, Will Wright, was inspired to make the game after losing his home and most of his material possessions in a fire in 1997. Thinking about the value of material needs as he rebuilt his life gave him the idea of a game where players managed the life of a suburban household.
peOO TIL in 1933, a Japanese School Girl committed suicide by jumping into a volcanic crater on the island of Oshima. This act started a bizarre trend in Japan, and in the following year 944 other people (804 men and 140 women) leapt into the same crater.
nWop9 TIL that historically ketchup was made of mushrooms
gYr9 TIL fidgeting (such as tapping your feet or drumming your fingers) can burn up to 350 calories a day and is a common trait of lean/skinny individuals