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TIL in 2006 a temporary second moon (mini-moon ) was found orbiting the earth till June 2007 and is expected to be recaptured by the earth later in this century.

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69Grl TIL that no-one knows what the "H." stands for in "Jesus H. Christ". Some speculate it's "Harold", as in "Harold be thy name".
PYWZw TIL that birds are dinosaurs
1avrW TIL About Adolf Wölfli, a psychotic mental patient who spontaneously took up drawing to calm himself. His work included a monumental and epic illustrated book of 45 volumes, 25,000 pages, 1,600 illustrations, and 1,500 collages in which he narrated his own imaginary life story.
ADWeo TIL contact lenses were first proposed by Leonardo Da Vinci in 1508. He described a method of directly altering corneal power by either submerging the head in a bowl of water or wearing a water-filled glass hemisphere over the eye.
dDDGB TIL starting today in the US, the new suicide and mental health hotline is 988. Goal is to make it easier for people to call for help.