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TIL about the green flash during sunset, a phenomenon that occurs at sunset and sunrise when conditions are favorable, and results when two optical phenomena combine: a mirage and the dispersion of sunlight

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1J7r TIL that S.E. Hinton, the author of The Outsiders, received a D in creative writing during the school year that she penned her classic novel.
Me9nA TIL Proper flossing technique means using floss to scrape the bacteria off both sides of teeth, not just pulling out old food
9wYVm TIL - An Eclipse Never Comes Alone! A solar eclipse always occurs about two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse.
VBdbG TIL a wildlife park in the UK took in five parrots during the pandemic that have a healthy NSFW vocabulary and have taught other parrots to swear. Zookeepers are concerned that they could have up to 100 parrots who know how to swear and would require all sweary parrots to be taken off display.
PYABO TIL that when French explorers thought they were the first Europeans to ever reach some historical Afghan caves in the 1930s, they were surprised to find a text inscribed on the wall saying: "if any fool this high samootch explore, Know Charles Masson has been here before"