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TIL the Sun is the most perfect sphere ever observed in nature.

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LkB9v TIL about the Library of Congress's Delta Collection, a secret collection of obscene materials that had restricted access
8epK4 TIL a 2021 study connected what is often called a "midlife crisis" with the resurfacing of childhood trauma.
yQvbw TIL archeologists are using LiDAR to survey the South American rainforests. The results have helped reveal over 60000 previously undiscovered ruins, part of a much greater civilization than previously thought.
Al9l TIL the US government can legally destroy (food) wheat on farms that produce in excess in order to “stabilize the market,” even if the excess is for personal consumption only.
v1be7 TIL of patient AB - "the first and only instance in which hallucinatory voices sought to reassure the patient, offered her a specific diagnosis, directed her to the hospital, expressed pleasure that she was well again, bid her farewell, and thereafter disappeared."