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TIL that my favorite time of day actually has a name and begins when the geometric center of the sun is 6° below the horizon and lasts until the sunrise.

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Jnwv TIL that 40 Year Old Virgin star Shelley Malil is serving a life sentence in prison for attempted murder
rNmQd TIL In 2019, the White Island Volcano erupted in New Zealand. A group of tourists were stood just metres from the rim of the crater when it exploded. Webcam images captured the moments before eruption and 22 died.
Z8jx4 TIL that an Indian with an advanced degree who wants to immigrate to the US has a waiting time over 150 years before they can get a green card and be allowed to immigrate
4XMoR TIL at the Battle of Megiddo, General Allenby won one of the most decisive victories during WWI against the Ottoman Empire. He attacked through the narrow Musmus Pass, a risky tactic he had learned from reading about Egyptian Pharao Thutmose III during the Battle of Megiddo in the 15th century BCE
8YrZ TIL that ‘hella’ was a proposed SI prefix for one octillion (1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000).