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TIL Petrichor is the name given to that earthy smell that accompanies rainfall.

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5YjOk TIL over 7% of America is afflicted by Autoimmune disorders.
rkG1 TIL that Iron Sky (the film about Moon Nazis) made over half of its box office gross in Germany
loAp5 TIL that Land of the Lost TV series had a number of respected sci-fi writers contribute scripts to the series, including Larry Niven, Theodore Sturgeon, Ben Bova, Norman Spinrad, and a number of people involved with Star Trek, such as D.C. Fontana, Walter Koenig, and David Gerrold.
nae7 TIL that Benjamin Franklin was an avid swimmer, and while in London in his 20s swam 3 ½ miles from Chelsea to Blackfriars, impressed onlookers with “feats of activity,” and seriously considered staying in England for good to found a swimming school and earn his fortune.
85dZ TIL that many of our most widespread conspiracy theories, such as those surrounding the moon landing, fluoridated water, and JFK’s assassination, were crafted by the KGB in attempts to stir civil unrest.