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TIL that a bolt of lightning is four times hotter than the surface of the sun

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l76a7 TIL Actor Bill Paxton (Aliens, Weird Science, Titanic, Edge of Tomorrow) died in 2017 after heart surgery. The family sued the doctor for a “high risk and unconventional surgical approach” that was unnecessary and that he lacked the expertise to perform.
M4r7 TIL that in 1999, Google was almost sold for $750,000 because the founders needed more time to study their schoolwork.
WkBm8 TIL that wasps have solar panels on their backs that convert sunlight into electricity
16J5D TIL the UK's official business register Companies House doesn't check if the poeple behind the company registration actually exist. Searching the register turns up business owners with names like "Donald Duck" and "Adolf Tooth Fairy Hitler".
xy01 TIL that when the Emperor told his people that Japan was surrendering in WWII, almost no one understood his Classical Japanese dialect!