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TIL Summer on Uranus lasts 47 years, and so does winter

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p8woe TIL venomous and poisonous are different. If you bite it and die, it is poisonous. If it bites you and you die, it is venomous.
xebB TIL that the term “third world” refers to the political allegiance of a country and has nothing to do with its level of development.
vYOr TIL that surgeons who regularly play video games make 37% fewer errors and perform tasks 27% faster than their peers
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pXbN TIL The Miami zoo put 30 flamingos in the bathroom during hurricane Andrew in 1992 to ride out the storm. An image of them huddled inside became one of the most iconic from that hurricane.