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TIL: That the flames we see in fire are literally just glowing gasses coming off of whatever's burning- producing light due to the sheer amount of energy exciting the electrons within.

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rlm4 TIL, Koreans reckon the pregnancy period as one year of life for infants, and age increments increase on New Year’s Day rather than on the anniversary of birthdays. Thus, one born immediately before New Year’s Day may only be a few days old in western reckoning, but two years old in Korea.
D1gmV TIL that after being beheaded a person can feel pain and experience fear for about 30 seconds.
VBmQB TIL that the casino’s entire advantage in Blackjack is based on the fact that in a hand where you go over 21 and the house subsequently goes over 21, you lose
Bgx8e TIL about Saint Mary MacKillop, an Australian nun who in 1871 was excommunicated from the Catholic Church in retaliation for exposing child abuse by a priest.
X07jD TIL the DreamWorks film Puss in Boots: The Last Wish was inspired by the hit anime movie Akira