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TIL Jamais Vu is the opposite of Déjà Vu. Instead of feeling like you’ve experienced something before, a familiar experience feels like a new one.

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kOZB TIL that American soldiers are committing suicide at the rate of 1 per day
KO5NB TIL In 1985, France bombed a Greenpeace ship in Auckland harbour, NZ, to prevent it interfering with their nuclear tests. One person was killed, and for 2 months the French government tried to cover it up, before admitting full responsibility. No official apology has ever been given,
R5nr7 TIL Mother turtles wait nearby and call to their babies when they hatch to lead them to safety.
gM9ny TIL that philosopher Voltaire said, "Canada is a country covered with snows and ices eight months of the year, inhabited by barbarians, bears and beavers. "
kEV1 TIL - The size that acorns grow to is partly dictated by how large the mouths of birds and squirrels are - if the acorns grow too large the animals can’t disperse them away from the tree which is critical for germination an seedling growth