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TIL that the human body literally emits light (like fireflies do), but 1/1000 times the sensitivity of naked eyes.The light emission is rhythmatic and peaks at 4 pm.

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4XGN6 TIL the most lethal air accident in Australian history was almost 60 years ago and only killed 29 people.
bpEp TIL Lisa Lampanеlli promisеd to donatе $1,000 dollars to Gay Mеn’s Hеalth Crisis for еvеry mеmеbеr of Wеstboro Baptist Church that protеstеd hеr show on May 20, 2011 in Kansas. 44 protеstеrs showеd up, shе roundеd it up to $50,000
YpEBx TIL that during an awards ceremony for the Seal Team 6 operators who were on the mission to kill Osama Bin Laden, CIA Director Leon Panetta disclosed classified information in a speech. One of the attendees was Mark Boal, who would go on to write the script for Zero Dark Thirty
LkN0r TIL the MissingNo glitch in the Pokemon games was studied by sociologists due to its effect. 'The child's outlook towards the game was altered drastically. The presence of such elements broke the illusion of the game as an enclosed world and reminded them that "at heart, it's a computer program".'
gR4y TIL that Sir Terry Pratchett’s coat of arms contain the Latin phrase, “Noli Timere Messorem,” translated as “Don’t Fear the Reaper.”