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TIL In Bulgarian legends, it is said that if you walk beneath a rainbow, you will change genders

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poAN TIL the ‘ghost orchid’ has no leaves or stem, and is simply a system of roots when it is not flowering.
Y78XB TIL that George Rose, winner of 7 Tony Awards, was tortured and murdered by his adopted son and his family, and buried in an unmarked grave.
oBnOo TIL lung cancer in young people (50 or younger) is actually more common in non-smokers than in smokers, and is instead linked mainly to genetics.
VBWe0 TIL In 1608 Johannes Kepler wrote "Somnium", the first space exploration novel. It is about daemons who transport humans to the moon for four hours when the timing of orbit is right, and they must face "extreme cold and lack of air". Kepler kept the novel a secret from the public
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