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TIL the vision of canals of Mars were a result of a malfunction of Percival Lowell’s telescope that allowed him to see the reflection of his own blood vessels.

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a8jEo TIL that sycamore seeds (also known as helicopters), are actually poisonous to horses.
5Vgdr TIL Pete’s Dragon was turned into a live action movie! It hit theatres in 2016 and was made by Disney.
NJWN TIL: One of the founding fathers, Benjamin Rush, believed that blacks were actually white underneath, but they were stricken with a non-contagious disease which darkened their skin colour. However, he believed with proper treatment, blacks could be cured and become white.
08ML TIL of a rare chronic sleep disorder called Fatal Familial Insomnia, which renders the victim unable to sleep. One man diagnosed with the illness, Michael Corke, died a month after his 42nd birthday, by which time he had been completely sleep-deprived for six months. It has no known cure.
wLwV7 TIL Kevin Smith directed the music video to “Because I Got High” by Afroman