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TIL that in 1998, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, lightning struck in the field during a football (soccer) match. 11 people died, all of the same team. The players from the other team were left unharmed. The whole thing even led to accusations of cursing and witchcraft.

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rROwM TIL that closed captions and subtitles are not the same thing (subtitles contain only dialogue, closed captions contain dialogue, music, sound effects, etc)
v1mxB TIL about Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), a system where two AI’s effectively “compete” against each other to create synthetic new versions of existing data like photos or music
BgNwD TIL that garlic stored in oil has a high risk of causing botulism; food poisoning that can result in blurred vision, difficulty breathing, progressive paralysis, and even death
1raP TIL someone who owns and runs a restaurant is a ‘restaurateur’ (no N), not a 'restauranteur’.
p8QX4 TIL As late as 1000 B.C. lions idled on the banks of the Nile—and some even lounged in palaces as domesticated pets for the royals. Very rare lion mummies discovered in Egypt, until today, only one lion mummy had been found by Egyptologists.