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TIL Leonardo Da Vinci wrote backwards in 'mirror writing', writing right to left with all letters reversed. One theory on why he did this was because he was left-handed and didn't want to smudge the ink.

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gMMpW A circumhorizontal arc often called a fire rainbow, is an optical phenomenon in which an ice halo forms by hexagonal, plate-shaped ice crystals in high-level cirrus clouds. The halo is so large that the arc appears parallel to the horizon, hence the name. When the sun is very high in the sky, sunlight entering flat, hexagon-shaped ice crystals get split into individual colours just like in a prism.
LmZm TIL one of the biggest drug lords in history was a woman who built Miami by giving her money to banks, killed two of her husbands, made $80 mil, sold drugs for 50 years, and set the standard for drug trade which led to Pablo Escobar’s success. She only served ten years in prison.
e0MLk TIL the demo version of NeYo's hit single "Let Me Love You" is a powerful ballad by fellow singer-songwriter Sia
nXDo TIL the film Irreversible used a low frequency noise during the first 30 minutes that induces nausea and vertigo.
OGD7g TIL that Beverly Hills, California, derives its name from Beverly Farms, Massachusetts. The latter, in turn, was named after the town of Beverley in Yorkshire, England, which originated from "Beverlac" in the 10th century, signifying "beaver lake" due to the abundance of beavers in the nearby river.