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TIL 80% of lightning strike victims are male.

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PPZZ TIL that to unintentionally mimic the accent of someone they are talking to, if they have a different accent, is a normal human trait. Psychologists believe it comes from an inbuilt urge to empathise and affiliate with the person you are talking to.
vZ7L TIL NASA plans to grow plants on the moon next year.
9YlJr TIL if any crimes occur at the McMurdo station in Antarctica, the US attorney in the district of Hawaii handles the case
nWvWB TIL a group of ferrets is called a 'business'.
oRap7 TIL that “universal donor” O-negative blood isn’t universal, people with the rare Bombay blood group can’t receive it at all.