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TIL Petrichor is the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil.

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xM47 TIL that during a meeting of the Roman Senate, Cato accused Caesar of reading personal notes while the Senate was in session. When Caesar let Cato read the notes, he was shocked to see that they were love notes from Caesar’s mistress, or Cato’s half-sister.
6E5DX TIL recent evidence indicates that not only is our brain “aware” of our gut microbes, but these bacteria can influence our perception of the world and alter our behavior.
jNKQ TIL Trey Parker and Matt Stone only need an Oscar to complete their EGOT.
98DM TIL that the flashes of color you see in your eye after you rub them are called phosphenes.
E1oEV TIL that the plot of the film Zoolander was so close to the plot of the Brett Easton Ellis' novel Glamorama that the author was paid an out of court settlement.