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TIL of Ball Lightning, an unexplained phenomena where a luminous ball of what looks like lightning appears at ground level, moving unpredictably and 'bouncing off buildings, people and cars'. Despite many accounts, very little is known about why it occurs.

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KokR TIL Keanu Reeves donated $80 million of his $114 million earnings of the Matrix sequels to the special effects and makeup staff, stating “Money is the last thing I think about.”
9YP96 TIL Candace Bergen’s ventriloquist father left $10,000 to his dummy, Charlie McCarthy, and $0 to her. Charlie also had his own bedroom, which was bigger than hers. She also recalls "A gentle squeeze on the back of my neck was my cue to open and shut my mouth so he could ventriloquize me.”
JY0MB TIL: Kellogg pioneered the 6hrs a day, (30hr) work week and by the very measure on both the employee and employer side, it produced positive results. They kept this going all the way to 1980
nW6eG TIL a study showed that falling in love can boost women's immune system
a8xxM TIL that Australia (at 7,682,300 sq km) is actually slightly larger than the continental USA (which is 7,663,942 sq km) when measured by land area only, excluding bodies of water.