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TIL Fern Gully is a real place in NSW Australia

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Rro9 TIL in Japanese myth there’s a creature called the Ashiaraiyashiki. It is a giant, unwashed foot that appears before you and demands to be washed. If you don’t wash it, it will rampage through your house.
KObQE TIL that the crazy colors and patterns you see when you rub your eyes are called "PHOSPHENES." Researchers believe that this "biophotonic light" actually comes from inside of our eyes in the same way that fireflies emit light.
JYkXV TIL That falcons are closer related to parrots and songbirds than to other raptors like eagles
jN00E TIL of the City of Ghosts, a cemetery in Vietnam with extremely elaborate and grandiose graves, some even come with bathrooms and kitchens
GYQME TIL that people spend about 6 years of a typical lifetime dreaming. We also cannot dream and snore at the same time.