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TIL that reindeer and caribou are the same animal
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TIL From 1812-1814, Joseph Fraunhofer studied the spectrum of solar light passing through a thin slit and recorded 500 dark lines. Newton missed seeing dark lines in 1666 because he shone light from the whole solar disk through a circular hole into his prisms
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TIL that storks that are bit by arrows while migrating and survive are called Pfeilstörche
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TIL that an anime called Ghost Stories did so poorly in Japan, that when it was voiced in English, the voice actors were given free rein on the script. This transformed the script into a hilarious comedy for adults.
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TIL that when a heiress disappeared in New York City, her parents didn’t report her missing because they were worried about the negativity it would bring the family. She was never found.
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TIL that the foreskin of Jesus Christ is a christian relic. Known as the Holy Prepuce, or Holy Foreskin, it was claimed to have miraculous powers attributed to it. Up to 18 different foreskins were claimed to be the Holy Prepuce in various European towns.