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TIL that the first time an asteroid's impact on Earth was predicted before it happened was in 2008.

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9VYX TIL Many migraine sufferers experience after effects such as lack of energy and mental fog, which is called the “postdrome”.
yVGBJ TIL That the painting "American Gothic" is not a farmer and his wife, but rather a farmer and his daughter.
DneJ TIL Centipedes always have an odd-number of pairs of legs, meaning you will never find one born with exactly 100 legs.
moKp TIL there is a bridge made of grass in Peru that was originally built 500 years ago and is rebuilt every June
nWvVY TIL that one can tell by the ears of chickens what color the eggs they lay. Chickens' ears are actually earlobes, which are flaps of skin under the ear canal that lie just behind the eyes. In most cases, hens with white earlobes also lay white eggs and hens with red earlobes produce brown eggshells.