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TIL that an Escher sentence is a comparative sentence that seems to make sense but doesn't on closer inspection: "more people have been to Russia than I have"

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E145o TIL that the human body literally emits light (like fireflies do), but 1/1000 times the sensitivity of naked eyes.The light emission is rhythmatic and peaks at 4 pm.
5YPjr TIL you're statistically (in Canada at least) more likely to die in January than any other month in the year
BxMD TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger won his first bodybuilding competition at age 17, after sneaking off his army base for the night. Upon returning with the trophy, he was caught and jailed for a year.
yQa8M Today I learned that I discovered an underrated YouTuber whose video had me cramping from laughter
YKoW TIL During WWII, a single Australian division was purposely left behind, and ended up holding off the German army for 241 days. They protected the key port city of Tobruk, forcing the German supply lines to stretch over 900 miles to the next available port.