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TIL that Yoda had a first name: Minch

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pxJ8 TIL that since there is no red light 30 ft under the water, blood looks green. If you go even deeper, blood color may change from green to black.
BK0L TIL J.R.R. Tolkien would begin his lecture series on Beowulf by loudly reciting the beginning lines of the poem…in the original Anglo-Saxon language.
pYDWZ TIL that the English discovered the West Coast before the East Coast
LQVPQ TIL people can hear if pouring water is hot or cold
v1olR TIL the founder of AA accredits LSD with helping with his depression and believed it would assist people in overcoming their alcoholism. He also spoke at length with the author of Brave New World, Aldous Huxley, about LSD.