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TIL Our sun isn't yellow, orange, or red. It's white.

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9rLr TIL that “second”, which can refer to the number two item in a sequence, is used as a time unit because it is the “second” division of an hour by sixty.
epVQn TIL that the Embassy of Spain to the Holy See is the oldest embassy in the world. It was created in 1480 by King Ferdinand the Catholic. It is housed in the same building (Palace of Spain) since 1647, and the square in Rome where the palace is located takes the name from it (Piazza di Spagna)
nemA7 TIL There was a carnivorous mammal that killed and ate dinosaurs
N7bR1 TIL - The inventor of the shiftless and seemless CVT (continuously variable transmission) was in fact Leonardo Da Vinci.
LQyGd TIL bears don't actually hibernate. Most of a bear’s bodily functions slow during its denning cycle in the winter, but true hibernation requires a significant drop in body temperature. A bear’s only dips by a few degrees. Also, the idea that they sleep all winter long is totally wrong.