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TIL that the real color of the sun is white. It just appears yellow to us due to earths atmosphere scattering the higher wavelengths of light.

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neaLP TIL A dagger discovered in King Tutankhamen’s tomb, in 1925, was made of meteoric metal. It wasn’t until recently that scientists were able to confirm, using portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, that it was composed of iron, nickel, and cobalt, “strongly suggests an extraterrestrial origin.”
B7re TIL that the official stance of the Catholic Church is that they support the theory of evolution.
pY8E8 TIL that James Cameron's Titanic film (1997) has an officially-licensed board game that's based on the movie...and it was released in 2020.
oRoNR TIL that while filming John Wick 4, Keanu Reeves gifted stunt performers customized T-shirts showing how many times they "died" in the film, with some dying over 20 times. His personal team of stuntmen also received custom Rolex Submariner watches after filming, as a token of appreciation.
5N5R TIL: Some of the sounds of the dinosaurs in Jurassic World were made from the slowed down version of tortoises having sex.