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TIL "ParseError" created a lamp that creates a thunderstorm of light whenever the POTUS tweets in Twitter. Each tweet is materialized by a series of lightning roaring through the clouds, disturbing the soft glow of the lamp.

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rRya0 TIL that Cockroaches are so repulsed by humans that if they're touched by a human, not only do they run away, but they wash themselves.
OGZX7 TIL that in 1995 Kermit the Frog launched an eau de toilette called Amphibia. It's slogan was: “Pour homme, femme, et frog.”
E1EZW TIL there is a species of plant called the phantom orchid which has no photosynthesizing chlorophyll. It instead relies entirely on fungi in its root system for acquiring nutrition and energy
jnDa TIL that the phrase “It’s Greek to me” has analogues in many languages. In Greek, the foreign language in the saying is Turkish or Chinese. In Turkish, it’s French or Arabic. In French and Arabic, it’s Chinese. In Chinese, it’s “ghost script,” “bird sounds,” or “chicken intestines.”
QJBy6 TIL Bill Russell won the NBA championship 11 times out of the 13 seasons he played