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TIL the leaf colors you see in autumn are their true color. The colors are hidden during the spring and summer by the green chlorophyll in the leaves.

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MeGv0 TIL about the baltic sea anomaly. An object with unusual features of seemingly non-natural origin, prompting speculation published in tabloid newspapers that the object was a sunken UFO. A consensus of experts and scientists say that the image most likely shows a natural geological formation.
Ooge1 TIL $3.8 billion paid in lawsuits and claims over sex abuse allegations in Catholic Church since 1980s.
J1gxv TIL there's an actual duo named "Ebony and Ivory." Ruth Eisenberg and Margaret Patrick had both experienced a stroke in 1982, becoming partially disabled. They eventually met and began playing piano together, one hand each. Their story was named after the song by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder.
78r7Z TIL in the early 20th century, mother's pensions were used to help poor mothers in the US stay at home so they could take care of their children. During this time period, it was common for poor women to give up their kids to orphanages. These cash payments were intended to prevent that.
7reyx TIL The Looney Tunes Golden Collection DVDs have a disclaimer at the beginning given by Whoopi Goldberg. She explains that the cartoons are a product of their time and editing them would be the same as denying that the stereotypes existed.