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TIL How lighthouses project light to extreme distances.

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1lM8 TIL There is no systematic reporting of violence committed by the police in the US.
XERBj TIL during the winter, people spend more time indoors with the windows sealed, so they are more likely to breathe the same air as someone who has the flu and thus contract the virus.Days are shorter during the winter, and lack of sunlight leads to low levels of vitamin D decreasing immunity to virus
6xLm TIL the sound of the velociraptors barking at each other in the 1993 movie Jurassic Park was actually the sound of tortoises mating.
l7MrA TIL the first non-stop transatlantic flight happened in 1919. Two British aviators, J. Alcock and A. Brown, flew from Canada to Ireland, completing the trip in just under sixteen hours. On the way, they lost radio contact and heating, and flew through fog and snow, freezing in the open plane.
LQgvv TIL in 1545 some French winemakers prosecuted and threatened to excommunicate a group of Weevils. The weevils were given their own land, but returned 45 years later, reigniting another 8-month long trial. The final verdict was eaten by weevils.