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TIL X-Men and Star Trek had a crossover

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R54v7 TIL that Virginia is the 12th most populated state in the United States, yet it does not have any teams in the NFL, MLB, NHL OR NBA.
6ZkZ TIL that one of the main hypothesis explaining the massive dislike of clowns is the “uncanny valley effect”. The term depicts a valley of negative emotional response caused by things that look human but “aren’t quite there”
lAgr TIL an entire village in Spain bought tickets in a national lottery. When they won, each villager received at least 100K$, except one man who didn’t buy a ticket.
9Y79r TIL the upper atmosphere of Saturn’s (and other gas giants presumably) poles are heated by the massive Auroras happening there!
m1kPx TIL More than 24 million years ago, bears and raccoons shared a common ancestor. This explains why the Giant Panda, despite being a bear, share characteristics that are common to both bears and raccoons.