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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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4kbvb TIL that, according to Greek medical writer Galen, a human female and a rooster are the only breeding creatures unable to feel post-coital tristesse, a sadness after sex.
OoE01 TIL Kit Harrington showed up to his "Game of Thrones" audition with a black eye after getting into a fight at McDonald's the night before. His performance was so good the casting director didn't even notice.
ANGVn TIL about the crash of Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 - a faulty altimeter caused the plane's computers to think it was about to land when it was still too high, and the plane stalled and crashed. However, the aircraft was so slow when it hit the ground that only 9 out of 135 occupants died.
VM00G TIL about Christopher Knight, a man who lived for 27 years completely alone in the woods of Maine.
MeDEm TIL Korean parents have begun hiring thugs who protect their children from bullies. These thugs pose as "fake uncles" and intimidate bullies who have been harassing the bullied kid. In some cases, the thugs will visit the bullies’ parents at their workplace and publicly shame them.