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TIL Socrates left no written work, and all we know about him is what other people (specifically Plato) wrote about him

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XQyR TIL: Nostrils split their workload, taking it in turns to take in the lion’s share of air, automatically switching every few hours. It’s called the ‘nasal cycle’ and is why one nostril often feels stuffier than the other.
4kMK5 TIL the character of Dazzler from the X-Men was the creation of a partnership between Marvel and Casablanca Records. This project would've also included a film featuring comedian Rodney Dangerfield and label's acts like Kiss, Village People, Cher and Donna Summer but it was eventually shelved.
60dl TIL a massive solar flare missed the Earth by nine days on July 23rd 2012. Estimated cost of damage was $2.7 trillion dollars, and estimated recovery time was four to ten years.
4XO9J TIL the British call sausages "bangers" because sausages had a habit of bursting (banging) open while cooking
R5LY7 TIL that in Japan, there's an island called Okunoshima that's overrun with rabbits. During World War II, the island served as the headquarters of a poison gas factory where rabbits were used in tests.