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TIL that flashing lights in the sky during a seismic event called “earthquake lights” are a thing

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b6RM4 TIL Benjamin Franklin turned a rival into a friend by asking him for a favor and thanking him later. This is called the "Benjamin Franklin Effect".
OWD6 TIL that jetlag from traveling west is associated with depression, while jetlag from traveling east is associated with mania
d8NEr TIL that the Japanese, Korean and Chinese words for "comics" are all derivatives of the Chinese term "manhua," which means "impromptu sketches."
OoG74 TIL in Tanzania (East Africa), witch hunts have increased as albino deaths have jumped. Accused witches are burned alive.
4XKoJ TIL in 1918 World War 1 censors minimized early reports of the flu epidemic's death toll to maintain wartime morale. Newspapers in neutral Spain were free to report on the epidemic's effects, creating a false impression that Spain was the hardest hit, and giving rise to the name "Spanish flu".