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TIL The words “Allahu Akbar” are repeated 22 times on the flag of Iran.

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kOneW TIL of STEVE, an atmospheric phenomenon investigated and named by a group of aurora watchers in Alberta, Canada. A group member suggested the name in reference to the movie Over The Hedge, later given the backronym "Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement" by the American Geophysical Union.
kOAje TIL of the Einstein Cross. It's a quasar directly behind a galaxy and due to gravitational lensing, it appears as 4 images of the quasar around the galaxy
lQ8r TIL Bob Ross painted a grayscale landscape after meeting a colorblind man who thought he would never be able to paint
YlkP TIL pirates wore gold earings so if they were ever washed up on sea,the earings would pay for their funeral.
YprB7 TIL In April 2015, Dan Price announced that over the next three years, his company would raise the pay of all employees to at least $70,000 per year, stating this was the minimum needed to secure them from financial hardship when hit by unexpected expenses.