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TIL of the Dead Internet Theory which states that we are being manipulated by bots

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e9pJ TIL that purple as a color is similar to violet, but violet is a spectral color with its own wavelength on the visible spectrum of light whereas purple is a composite color, made by combining red and blue.
wDWW TIL that grunting in tennis is punishable by losing a point to the opponent. This is because some player’s grunts, like Maria Sharapova’s, whose grunt is nearly equal to that of a lion’s roar, can affect how the opponent returns the ball.
AAQw TIL it is still legal to kill Scots in the English city of York, as long as they are carrying a bow and an arrow
VMNNZ Today I learned that chocolate milk is actually more nutritious than orange juice.
WkRPB TIL that former Zimbabwean President Canaan Banana made it illegal to joke about his name in 1982