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TIL that zebras are more closely related to lions than they are to gazelles

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e9NJ TIL a Swedish couple tried naming their son ‘Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116’(pronounced Albin) as a protest against the naming law in Sweden. It was rejected. They later submitted 'A’ (also pronounced Albin) but was also rejected due to a prohibition on one-letter naming.
QJAdk TIL that after the photo titled Face To Face was made the man featured in it named Patrick Cloutier was praised as a hero and was promoted.What ensued was him being demoted and charged for Cocaine use ,a drunk driving accident, and starring in a porn parody of the Oka crisis.
DQdae Today I learned of dark lightning, known also as Terrestrial gamma-ray flash (TGF). Dark lightning discharges from storm clouds and flings antimatter into space.
ApKw TIL Star Wars production assistant Ian Bryce arrived on set to find a note from the Ewok actors saying they all had quit and were on their way to fly home. After panicking, he was relieved to see the Ewok bus pull up in the lot, with all the actors wearing ‘Revenge Of The Ewok’ t-shirts.
JVpl TIL Blue is the most liked colour by far, chosen by almost half of the US and European population as their favourite colour.