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TIL an earthquake light is a luminous aerial phenomenon that appears in the sky at or near areas of tectonic stress.

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KOyAE TIL Sneezing after cleaning isn’t caused by an allergy to dust, but an allergic reaction to the feces and dead carcasses of dust mites getting trapped in your nose
7LAX TIL that 90.4% of internet users don’t use Twitter.
e0M74 Till, the invention of artificial refrigeration 1904, and various poultry raising techniques eggs were seasonal to the majority of the population. Farmers used various feed/light methods to trick hens into thinking it was spring and laying eggs year-round. Today eggs are a staple of most diets.
Z40p TIL that in the state of Florida it is illegal for heterosexual couples to live together before marriage. Gay couples, however, are exempt.
VMxdm TIL that the Elan "therapeutic" school, infamous for torturing its students who weren't allowed to contact the outside world, had a form of punishment where well behaved students would beat up poorly behaved ones. One student punished in this way was killed. The school covered it up for years.