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TIL that the idea Daylight Savings Time was first started all because a New Zealand entomologist wanted more daylight just to collect insects after his shift.

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4leX TIL that Nintendo was so popular in the 1980s and early 1990s that it almost destroyed the computer-game industry. Even the children of computer-game developers demanded the console despite their parents’ refusals and access to state-of-the-art computers at home.
a8neN TIL The Green Party of 90 countries are actually related and most adhere to the same green charter in an international network called the Global Greens.
yXMJ TIL of the “electrolaser”, a real world directed-energy weapon which fires laser-guided lightning bolts. When fired, a laser forms a channel of supercharged plasma out of the surrounding air, creating a path for the lightning and also causing a sonic boom.
d4jd TIL There is a 72-year-old Chinese grandfather who models teen girl clothing for an online retailer. And has the body for it.
1a4bW TIL that former US Presidents can be elected again if they were only elected for 1 term. Jimmy Carter is the only living, former US President that could technically be President again.