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TIL about Solar Maximum cycles and the Carrington Event. A solar storm that hit Earth powerful enough to start fires and cause sparks from telegraph wires. The aurora was seen as close to the equator as South America and Northern Australia. The next Solar cycle is predicted to start this year.

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7rEkX TIL that Rome was not the capital of the Western Roman Empire until its fall. The capital was moved to Mediolanum and Ravenna in the last centuries.
rRpKo TIL, in an effort to set the world record for the longest drift, BMW used one M5 to refuel another M5 (5 times) by drifting alongside it
mxweM TIL refried beans are only fried once. The misconception comes from a poor translation of “frijoles refritos” which means “well fried beans”
5rEk TIL an anti animal cruelty activist infiltrated an Idaho dairy farm. After exposing workers beating and sexually abusing cows, the Idaho legislature passed a bill making it illegal to film on farms and dairies.
VlXB TIL American fighter pilot William Bruce “Bill” Overstreet Jr. (April 10, 1921 – December 29, 2013) shot down a German Messerschmitt Bf-109G after chasing it through the arches of the Eiffel Tower.