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TIL Antarctica used to be covered in lush rainforests well adapted to months with no sunlight in the winter

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E1YWx TIL In 2000, when several planets happened to be close to one another, astrologers predicted that there would be catastrophes, volcanic eruptions and tidal waves. This caused an entire sea-side village to panic and abandon their houses. Nothing predicted happened and their houses were burgled
gw97 TIL the first sighting of the chupacabra was by Madeline Tolentino in Puerto Rico after she saw the 1995 science fiction horror movie “Species.” Her description of the chupacabra is very similar to the creature in the movie (designed by Swiss artist H.R. Giger, of “Alien” fame).
oGkR TIL that Jedi is the second largest religion in New Zealand
ADlWn TIL that the modern fairy tale version of 'Beauty and the Beast' can be traced back almost 300 years to French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneu in 1740, but research seems to indicate that the story of Beauty And The Beast is about 4,000 years old (as is Rumpelstiltskin).
QgBd TIL that playing Tetris after a traumatic event can reduce the number of flashbacks later experienced