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TIL that the higher and lighter secondary rainbow of a double rainbow has its colors reversed, i.e., Vib G. Yor instead of Roy G. Biv.

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grdDW TIL there are currently over 20 countries at war
l790r TIL about Mary Anning, whom when she was 15 months old in the year 1800, she survived a lightning strike that killed the 3 women watching over her. She was completely fine and went on to be a well known palaeontologist.
nW6Jr TIL 28% of Millenials and Gen Z either agree or are unsure that the Earth is flat
a8WYA TIL of the Maidenhead Railway Bridge in England. When it was built, its arches were the widest and flattest in the world. Critics feared the bridge was unstable, so the arches' centering was left in place, until it was destroyed in a storm - the arches stayed up, vindicating the design.