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TIL about cross sea waves – square waves, also known as square seas. They are formed when the winds of two weather systems – one old and one new – meet. The result looks like a quilt-like pattern of squares on the surface of the sea. Cross seas usually occur along coastal areas and are rare.

by whatilearned September 6, 2022, 10:22 am

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TIL there is a totally black chicken called the Ayam Cemani, a rare breed from Indonesia, which has a dominant gene that causes hyperpigmentation, making the chicken almost entirely black, including feathers, beak, internal organs, and eggs.

by whatilearned September 2, 2022, 5:15 pm

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What statistically rare thing happened to you?

by QuestionGuy August 31, 2022, 1:52 am

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TIL about Brain Glass. The vitrified brain of a Pompeii victim, a rare archaeological example of the otherwise soft tissue.

by whatilearned August 29, 2022, 7:03 pm

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What will be extremely rare in 10 years?

by QuestionGuy August 26, 2022, 1:08 am

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TIL of a spider that presents from behind a tough, flat, circular shield resembling the cover of a manhole. The ravine trapdoor spider is the common name of a rare, oddly shaped North American spider. This spider looks as though the end of its abdomen, rear segment of the body, had been sliced off.

by whatilearned August 13, 2022, 10:47 am

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Rare 400-year-old ship found in German river is a stunningly preserved ‘time capsule’

by HistoryBuff August 10, 2022, 11:06 pm

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TIL there are places in the world with no tides at all, including Norway, and even a small bay in New Zealand! These rare phenomena are called ‘amphidromic points’.

by whatilearned August 9, 2022, 10:24 pm

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TIL that people with a rare genetic disorder called Xerodermia pigmentosum cannot sustain ultraviolet light. So, if exposed to the sun, they will get a severe sunburn. These people also face freckling, dry skin, and changes in skin pigmentation. They are a high risk group for skin cancer.

by whatilearned August 1, 2022, 9:16 pm

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Rare 500-year-old Tudor Structure Used To Catch Fish Has Emerged From Beneath The Sand –

by HistoryBuff July 31, 2022, 3:02 am

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Anyone else have zero automatic thoughts or internal dialogue in their head? Or have never even heard an internal voice of any kind? And if this is rare what explains it from a neuroscience standpoint?

by QuestionGuy July 30, 2022, 3:25 pm

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What is common in America but rare in the rest of the world?

by QuestionGuy July 30, 2022, 2:46 pm

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