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TIL the Sun is not a mass of incandescent Gas, it’s a miasma of incandescent Plasma

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rl4 TIL that Cydia, the program that is installed onto your iPhone when you jailbreak it, got its name from cydia pomonella which is the stereotypical “apple worm.”
7rpPp TIL the word 'grenade' comes from the French word for pomegranate whose outer appearance and seeds resemble a grenade and its fragments
1agaD TIL: The meaning of the word "that" in Meatloaf's song 'I would do anything for love' changes with every chorus to reapond to the preceding lyrics. This led so many fans to be confused about the lyrics meaning that the singer had to explain it with a chalkboard.
6EnXJ TIL King Henry I of England (1068-1135) consented to the blinding and mutilation of his own granddaughters in order to punish his rebellious daughter.
9Y9m7 TIL that "aloneliness" is the opposite of loneliness, and it's the distress we feel when we don't get enough time alone.