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TIL of 'The Comet', a sci-fi short story written in 1920 by American scholar W.E.B. Du Bois. It tells the story of a Black man and White woman who survive when the population of New York is obliterated. It is credited by many as the foundation for writers of Afrofuturism.

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GY7Dj TIL that in 1917, Ernie Shore threw a "perfect game", with 27 outs without allowing a baserunner. However, he is only credited with a combined no-hitter because he pitched in relief of the starter, Babe Ruth, who was ejected for punching the umpire after walking the first batter of the game.
4XeRb TIL that the Dorobo tribe of Kenya steal fresh meat from the mouths of lions. The method is thousands of years old; they find a pride that has had a fresh kill during daytime, then walk up to them while they’re feeding and cut off some meat. The lions are too startled to react and usually run away.
R7YR8 TIL that by tradition astronomers name lunar lava planes after states of mind, such as “Sea of Tranquility”. However when Soviets discovered a new mare, they named it Moscoviense, after Moscow. This caused strife among astronomers, until it was agreed that Moscow is, in fact, a state of mind.
b9ymj TIL that Italian is often the second language of most older native Italians, and while the locals are said to speak different, they actually predate modern Italian which became the national language in 1861. The “dialects” are often so different that locals can’t understand the other dialects
WGG9 TIL Burj Khalifa isn’t hooked up to a municipal wastewater treatment system – so when you poop in the building, that waste is actually trucked out of the city.