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TIL that NASA expects a once in a lifetime space storm caused by a solar flare from the sun in 2013. This could cause world wide devastation and billions of dollars in damage.

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8jna TIL of an old English anecdote claiming that ‘Sirloin steak’ is derived from an occasion when King James I of England, while being entertained at Hoghton Tower in 1617, was so impressed by the quality of his steak that he knighted the loin of beef, which was referred to thereafter as “Sir loin”
Z86d4 TIL there is a Colombian species of Frog called Allobates Niputidea or in english, Allobates Not a Fucking Clue. This is because when discovered, the team had no idea of how to classify it.
oRYQ7 TIL in 1938, former First Lady Margaret Wilson traveled to the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry, India, became a member of the ashram and would remain there for the rest of her life. While there, she was also received the name Nistha, which meant "dedication" in Sanskrit.
VlrG TIL that in response to a rebellion in the province of Uva in 1818, the British government killed every male 18 or older.
mX8Y TIL - Somebody designed a candle that recycles itself