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TIL scientists still don’t fully understand Triboluminescence, the phenomenon responsible for making wintergreen Life Savers glow in the dark

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LQ60 TIL that ostriches sometimes kill lions instead of trying to outrun them.
7rPpX TIL about the Year Without a Summer. In 1816, a combination of volcanic eruptions led to snow in June, the creation of the bicycle, and the writing of Frankenstein.
Me8rV TIL The sequel to The Exorcist is actually a movie/novel called The Ninth Configuration and The Exorcist III is actually a story called Legion that has little to do with exorcism.
eNaJ TIL The poverty line in America was designed assuming every family had a housewife who was a skillful cook.
1Re7 TIL Pink has no corresponding wavelength, it’s our brains filling in the gap between ultra violet and infra red light in the color spectrum. Put simply, pink is what you get when you remove the color green from white light.