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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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8bdK TIL Green Man from “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” is based on a true story. Show creator Rob McElhenney attended an Eagles game with a friend, who ripped off all his clothes after they won, revealing a full-body green lycra suit, and yelling “I’m the Green Man!”
mDPo TIL that in the 1890’s Emperor Menelek of Ethiopia was impressed by the new method of execution in the USA, the electric chair. He ordered three to be sent to his palace only to learn he needed electricity to use them. He gave two away and used the last chair as a throne.
LQBxd TIL the way horses are transported to the Olympics is by flying in a Boeing 727 cargo plane refitted to be an airborne stable. That is plane is lovingly referred to as "Air Horse One"
ykDX TIL in 1958 Alaska was hit with a Mega Tsunami that measured 1720ft tall. Taller than the Empire State Building
J0wv TIL the 4th and 5th tallest structures on Earth are TV antennae serving Fargo, North Dakota.