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TIL the distinct smell after it rains is called petrichor and it is caused by bacteria called actinomycetes.

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R7VQa TIL about steam train driver Wally Oaks who heroically gave his life to stop his train after an accident engulfed the engine in flames. He saved all passengers and was posthumously awarded a George Cross for bravery.
p81PG TIL about Dorothy Louis Gage, L Frank Baum's niece, who died at the age of 5 months. Baum's wife was so distraught over Dorothy's death that she started requiring medical treatment. In order to cheer his wife up, Baum decided to name the protagonist of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in his niece's honor
OGGm7 TIL that roughly 99% of the world's population will be in daylight on July 8th at 7:15am ET. About 6.4 billion people will be in daytime while 1.2 billion will be in twilight.
N7M4e TIL Apollo 12 landed within 600 feet of the Surveyor 3 spacecraft that had arrived 2 years earlier. Parts of the spacecraft were retrieved and taken back home for examination.
dDXL7 TIL about some US Marine named Charles Brown who received the Medal of Honor in 1872, but deserted in Shanghai before he could receive it.