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TIL “jamais vu” is the opposite of déjà vu ,it’s that weird feeling when something familiar feels brand new and alien for no reason.

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OZyg TIL after escaping from prison a man & his girlfriend were partying in New Orleans. At one point, they couldn’t find their car filled with drugs and stolen items. the man flagged down a police car and asked for help finding his car; the cops found it and posed for a picture before leaving
oBD77 TIL that in fact you can film the speed of light!
KYGA9 TIL olympic sailor Francisco Gonzalez killed 44 people on a plane by shooting both the pilots
nY8r TIL that King Xerxes’ first attempt at crossing the Dardanelles ended in failure when a storm destroyed the cables of the bridge. In response, he ordered for the water to be whipped 300 times and also threw leg cuffs into it.
eenk TIL on the last day before drinking was banned on the London Underground, thousands of people rode around the Circle Line on the subway until the line was suspended, due to the unruliness of the crowd