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TIL that the collective noun for a group of flamingos is a flamboyance; for butterflies, a kaleidoscope.

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V8yp TIL though alchemists never succeeded in transmuting lead to gold, in 1981 physicists used the particle accelerator at Berkeley to shoot Carbon nuclei at thin foils of Bismuth- the resulting collisions did produced a tiny amount of Gold atoms
oBKW TIL Rage Against The Machine’s first album has such a high level of production that it is used to test speakers and other audio equipment
JYDoj TIL: Nostalgia was originally a medical condition, and originally diagnosed in soldiers who suffered from depression due to homesickness
8xGP TIL that in sweden, your car headlights have to be on at all times when driving. Even in broad daylight
xVrn7 TIL An 8-month-old pit bull in California was hailed a hero after she alerted her family of a fire in their apartment complex by barking like crazy on the back door. Once inside, the pit bull ran to save their 7-month-old daughter by pulling her by her diaper and dragging her off the bed.