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TIL that If you observe a a rainbow from an airplane (a glory), it will make a full circle, and you will always see the shadow of the plane in the center of the circle.

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OX06 TIL there is a Catholic Saint of Beer. Saint Arnold of Soissons saved the lives of many by urging them to drink beer rather than water that was spreading the plague. Boiling during the brewing process killed the pathogens.
grYV7 TIL of triathlete Lesley Paterson, who dedicated her race winnings to maintaining the film rights to one of her favorite books. She almost lost them in 2015 until competing and winning with a broken shoulder. It took 16 years and $200k, but she eventually made All Quiet on the Western Front (2022).
VBgg8 TIL the Ringling Bros circus had a secret spy agency that utilized dirty tactics to sabotage animal rights groups and others. In one instance, they created a fake literary agency to trick a biographer into publishing her critical book on the founders family so they could file a copyright claim.
VB6JG TIL Robert Hoagland vanished from Newtown, Connecticut, in 2013, with suspicions of foul play. in fact, he had actually resettled in Rock Hill, New York, under an assumed name, Richard King, which was not discovered until after his death in late 2022.
rgRx TIL that with the help of Dwight Eisenhower, Coca-Cola produced a secret “White Coke” variant of the popular drink. It was made specifically for a powerful Soviet Military Marshall who loved Coca-Cola but needed to hide the fact he was drinking it as it was seen as an American imperialist product.