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TIL Astronomers have found a planet that rains glass sideways

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AAon TIL Ulrich von Liechtenstein, Heath Ledger’s character in “A Knight’s Tale”, was a real person.
b6Ml7 TIL the 1965 Spiegelman's Monster experiment demonstrated genetic replication and evolution in real-time at the molecular level, showing how natural selection could drive the emergence of more efficient genetic replication, even in an artificial setting.
Qok6 TIL In 1916 an Arctic cold front slammed through Browning, Montana, dropping the temperature from 44°F to -56°F in 24 hours. The most dramatic 24-hour drop in temperature ever recorded in the US.
61lY TIL that the word “Welsh” doesn’t specifically refer to the Welsh people, but is an ancient Germanic word for foreigners. Germans used to use it to refer to Italy, and Swiss Germans still use it to refer to the Swiss French.
Bdbd TIL In 1870 a Lion’s Man Jellyfish washed up onto Massachusetts bay with tentacles measuring 120 feet (37 metres) making it larger than a blue whale.