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TIL Humans actually emit light (but very dim)

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4kNY6 TIL the term 'Gypsy' for Romani people likely arose from perception that they were 'Egyptians', evidence suggests most Romani originally came from India
dDvdQ TIL Jack Black didn't learn how to play the guitar until he was 23 years old. Kyle Gass taught him to play guitar in return for food, mainly from the fast food chain Jack in the Box
M7OZb TIL Miranda Gibson lived on a small platform 60 metres above the ground in a 400-year-old Eucalyptus tree to protect the surrounding forest. A bush fire forced her to evacuate after 449 days but Tasmania’s Wilderness World Heritage Area was officially extended by 170,000 hectares a few months later.
OAOR TIL the deadliest Atlantic hurricane in history occurred right in the middle of the American Revolution, killing over 22,000 and causing heavy losses to both British and French fleets
ne59b TIL Henry Kissinger's son is the head of Conan O'Brien's production company CONACO