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TIL there is a rare phenomenon of lightning that strikes from the ground up into the sky

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8aNga TIL the cast of Captain Planet included the voice talents of Meg Ryan, Martin Sheen, Jeff Goldblum, LeVar Burton, Whoopi Goldberg, Ed Asner, Tim Curry, John Ratzenberger, and James Coburn.
4XEn6 TIL that by age 3, a well-to-do child hears 30 million more words than a less fortunate one.
6ELgw TIL that 6 nations in the EU have banned the wearing of the traditional Islamic burka (similar to hijab) mostly on grounds that it is a cultural clash.
4kaEg TIL that eels can travel over land for short distances by slithering through wet grass to reach new bodies of water.
e0Pg TIL there is a Son of Sam law designed to keep criminals from profiting from the publicity of their crimes, and first used against the serial killer David Berkowitz