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TIL Mamihlapinatapai is considered to be most succinct word, It refers to “a look shared by two people, each wishing that the other will offer something that they both desire but are unwilling to suggest or offer themselves.”

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D1Gkr TIL that a former presidential chief strategist and advisor, was at one time the CEO of the Biosphere 2 Experiment. The Biosphere 2 Project was the multi-year endeavor to see if humans could live in a closed environment for a long period of time.
5Ve68 TIL members of communist organizations are not protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
awbvy TIL that the sun will transform into a red giant in a few billion years and expand to 256 times it's size. Mercury, Venus and Earth will get engulfed and the habitable zone will be pushed well into the Kuiper Belt. A host of new moons are expected to become suitable for the existence of life.
AXQa TIL Bob Dylan’s guitar from the controversial 1965 concert where he “went electric” was missing for almost 50 years. After it was found and authenticated, it sold at auction in 2013 for a record-setting $965,000.
78Gox TIL Horseshoe crabs have saved our lives countless times.