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TIL that a skull-shaped asteroid is passing by earth after Halloween. The last time it came close to earth was Halloween 2015, within 300,000 miles.

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9YLAX TIL That the Black Death was Not Called Black Death in Medieval Times, But people back then called it "The Great Pestilence", "Great Mortality" or even in some cases in England The "Blue Sickness"!!
8axAL TIL Teachers at a Florida elementary placed books inside the school vending machine. Students can buy books using tokens earned from doing good deeds or working hard in class
8aBWZ TIL the Stevie in Stevie Wonder is not short for Steven or Stephen, but Stevland
kO7xE TIL bananas can ripen avocados. Ripe bananas contain a natural plant hormone called ethylene, which triggers ripening in mature fruit. If both are placed in a paper bag, the paper bag traps the ethylene gas that’s produced by the fruit and speeds up the ripening process.
wLP7J TIL that an Iraqi man slept through the invasion of his town after it was attacked by militants. He was the only person left behind the when the town was evacuated. He woke up, watched a movie and fiddled with his A/C, only noticing the takeover that evening. The militants left him alone.