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TIL that seasons in the Northern Hemisphere don’t start on the first day of the month

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M6mA TIL Sitting close to a tv or monitor is not actually bad for the eyes. That was a myth likely perpetrated by adults to keep kids from blocking the tv.
v1vb7 TIL - In 1992, Sinead O’Connor’s career suffered a near lethal blow when she ripped up a photo of the Pope during a performance on Saturday Night Live. This is long before the public was aware of the Catholic Church's role in covering up child abuse, and the incident ignited a firestorm
Z9y4 TIL the theme song from “Rocko’s Modern Life” was by The B-52s
0dGLp TIL of Ted Ngoy, former "Donut King" of California. A refugee who fled to America from the Khmer Rogue, he went from penniless to owning over 50 donut shops. He helped fellow refugees by teaching them the skills they would need to work and run their own shops, employing them at his many shops.
b9BB0 TIL Gillian Anderson's performance as Dana Scully in The X-Files sparked a phenomenon called the "Scully Effect" where the character's prominence inspired a measurable increase in the amount of women entering the scientific, medical, and law enforcement fields