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TIL There is no mention of the color blue in The Odyssey, The Iliad and the Hebrew Bible because across all cultures, words for colors appear in stages. And blue always comes last.

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4XK4a TIL that Divine Brown known for her tryst with Hugh Grant in 1995 reportedly made $1.6 M due to the publicity, sent her kids to private school, bought a home in Beverly Hills and changed her life around.
GAWR5 TIL Canada shares a border with Denmark as of 2022 following the resolution of the “Whiskey Wars”
p8KLQ TIL During a US WWII bombing mission in 1944, 1st Lt. Bill Lawley, took controls of a severely damaged B-17, managed to evade 20 attackers, pull out of a steep dive, and refused to bail-out with the rest of the crew as 2 team members were wounded. He was subsequently awarded the Metal of Honor.
nebnB TIL of 4-7-8 breathing (inhale 4 seconds, hold 7 seconds, exhale 8 seconds, repeat). Based on pranayama breathing exercises, this "natural tranquilizer for the nervous system" activates the body's parasympathetic nervous system (relaxation) and suppresses the sympathetic nervous system (stress).
mDKy TIL that sex in space would be extremely difficult and is a topic of serious discussion amongst the scientific community.