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TIL That the X-Files related “Scully Effect” is actually an entirely unproven effect with no scientific sources supporting its cultural significance other than anecdotal stories.

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QYRk TIL in 1999, They Might Be Giants became the first major-label recording artist to release an entire album exclusively in mp3 format
D1EBP TIL that John Paul Jones, the “Father of the American Navy”, a legendary admiral after whom warships were named, was born simply “John Paul”. He added “Jones” when he joined the U.S. Navy because he was a criminal fugitive from England.
X0v4j TIL Henry George's funeral in New York was so large that many commentators argued about whether it was the largest funeral in New York history or if it was the largest since Lincoln's.
xVO5w TIL that Nebraska used to be home to rhinoceros, camels, and saber-tooth deer.
lLwG TIL that there is a programming language called INTERCAL which have keywords like IGNORE, PLEASE , FORGET. If you don’t use PLEASE enough times while coding,Compiler rejects the code.