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TIL the Northern lights and the Southern lights are different enough to tell what hemisphere you're in

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ep98E TIL that a Swedish bird watcher Pav Johnsson accidentally discovered the species Titanomis sysrota (frosted phoenix) after 65 years. Johnsson had uploaded a image of the moth to iNaturalist without knowing the species.
KYYQ6 TIL in the 1896 Olympics, British cyclist Frederick keeping got into a controversy because he worked as a servant rather than being a gentleman. Back then, Olympics wanted amateur athletes, and gentlemen were considered true amateurs, so being paid was viewed negatively.
8eX8G TIL that The Jungle Book is Germany's biggest film of all time in terms of admissions with 27.3 million tickets sold, nearly 10 million more than Titanic's 18.8 million tickets sold
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