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TIL A thin layer of ice crystals, at right conditions, collectively act as a single giant mirror in the sky and reflects the light from the earth below

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9wAJX TIL that similar to West Virginia previously being part of a larger Virginia, Maine was originally an exclave of Massachusetts before seceding to become its own state.
G6Lg TIL a family of people with blue skin lived in Kentucky for many generations. The Fulgates of Troublesome Creek are thought to have gained their blue skin through combination of inbreeding and a rare genetic condition known as methemoglobinemia.
YpQW TIL of the 36 members of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, only 6 have degrees in anything related to science.
awEwM TIL that the corpse of Vladamir Lenin has been meticulously preserved for almost 100 years, and continues to be on display in a mausoleum in Moscow.
a8DGy TIL about the Euthanasia Coaster, a hypothetical steel rollercoaster designed as a euthanasia device to kill its passengers