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TIL about ball lightning, which are luminescent, spherical objects that can appear and last for over a minute before disappearing either quietly or as an explosion, leaving behind the smell of sulfur. There is no definitive explanation for them.

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rRnAM TIL of heat death, where the universe will eventually turn into a cold void with no interactions between particles, its ultimate death
neDod TIL that the US prison population is large enough to support its own specialized electronics gadget industry. All devices have to be in clear transparent casings.
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gMdXX TIL of The Icelandic Elf School in Reykjavík, Iceland, that offers lectures and guided tours about Icelandic folklore. The organization teaches about the hidden people and the 13 different kinds of elves that the organization believes inhabit the country of Iceland.
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