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TIL about the Carrington Event, the largest recorded solar storm to hit Earth. Auroras were seen as far south as Cuba, and telegraph equipment was destroyed across the US and Europe. A similar storm, which would destroy electronics and power grids, has a 12% chance of occurring in the next decade.

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kOng1 TIL Fascist Dictator Benito Mussolini was part of the Italian Socialist Party during WW1 before being expelled.
RaVw TIL that at the 1988 magic championships a magician was disqualified because his performance was so astounding the other magician judges thought he must be cheating. He performed the same act three years later, (letting the judges shuffle the cards) and won.
Gnjg TIL that sperm is highly effective in treating wrinkles, and anti wrinkle products use similar materials to sperm because of how well it works
0wvR TIL that the Tenth Amendment (powers not delegated to Federal gov’t are reserved for states or people) is considered to be superfluous and self-evident, with the Supreme Court even ruling that it “added nothing to the Constitution as originally ratified.”
OKo4 TIL that Spanish is Louis C.K.’s first language. He began to learn English when he moved to the U.S. at age seven