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TIL fresh snow can reflect 80% of UV light and can cause “snow blindness” which is a painful sunburn on your eyeball

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lQP5 TIL that the name “Spandex” was chosen because it’s an anagram of “Expands”.
QVoL TIL there is a mysterious expanding black goo called La Mancha Negra (the black stain) that covers parts of roads in Caracas, Venezuela. Millions of dollars have been spent researching it, yet the cause is still unknown. 1,800 people have died in auto accidents due to the goo.
rXQo TIL the oldest continuously existing brand in the world is Pears Soap.
9YlDG TIL that The Naked Gun, Austin Powers, Queen Kong and the National Lampoon Vacation series share a universe through the presence of Jeanette Charles portraying Queen Elizabeth II in each series.
neAno TIL Bartender Austin Rogers decided to go on Jeapardy on a whim. After a 12 game winning streak he became the seventh highest winning contestant on the show making $411,000 , and an internet sensation.