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TIL - theres a rare phenomenon called "ball lightning," which is a highly unusual and misunderstood form of lightning. Ball lightning is characterized by the appearance of a luminous, spherical object that floats in the air for several seconds or even minutes. It's typically the size of a grapfruit

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OBGg TIL in the 1st edition of The Hobbit, Gollum willingly bets Bilbo his ring on the outcome of the riddle-game, parting ways amicably. Tolkien changed this to fit The Lord of the Rings. Explaining the original account as a lie made up by Bilbo with subsequent editions containing the “true” account.
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