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TIL Stars appear to twinkle because their light passes through our atmosphere and is bent and distorted by varying temperatures and densities of air

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ADjkB TIL FIFA is not solely in charge of making the rules for football (soccer). Instead, FIFA meet with the football associations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales to collectively agree any rule changes. This is due to the legacy of the games origins in the United Kingdom.
rNAGe TIL Las Patronas is a group of women in Mexico who provides food, water, and other assistance to Central American migrants traveling on the freight train known as "La Bestia." through Mexico on their way to the United States
GYb8G Today I learned that there was a species of humans that were extremely short, named Homo floresiensis, and nicknamed 'hobbit'. They were found on the island of Flores, Indonesia, and the remains of a skeleton found tell us that they were around 1.1m tall.
16DYd TIL that in 1928, millionaire Howard Hughes set a bizarre rule for his staff: they had to handle everything he touched with tissues to avoid germs. Later in life, Hughes became so obsessed with cleanliness that he lived in sealed rooms, wore tissue boxes on his feet, and stored his urine in jars.
e0bRL TIL I would not have been drafted in the 1970 Vietnam War Lottery. I was born in the 90s so I obviously never had chance anyways but something about it is still relieving.