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TIL That on IMDb, “This Is Spinal Tap” is rated out of 11 instead of 10.

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jwxp TIL Several UFO sightings were recorded throughout the Roman Republic/Empire from 214 BC
1akrD TIL During early days of telescopic observation, the light regions on Mars were thought to be continents, so they were given names that described land masses. On a night of bad seeing without steady air, Mars is a boiling orange blob
gMLJb Today I learned about Meditating 2 hours a day
R5xG9 TIL that frontier physician Isaac Coe is credited with saving Indianapolis from an 1821 outbreak of malaria
6E4L8 TIL the film Planes, Trains and Automobiles was based on true events experienced by writer and director John Hughes. Winter winds forced his flight to be canceled, he stayed in a hotel, a snowstorm the next day caused more delays, the plane he eventually got on was diverted to Denver, then Phoenix.