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TIL British comedian Freddie Starr was accused of eating a hamster by the tabloid newspaper The Sun. Although a complete fabrication, the rumour boosted Freddie’s career and led to more tour dates. The rumour had been started by Freddie’s manager as a practical joke.

by whatilearned September 1, 2022, 6:05 pm

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What do you get when the sun god says he’s sorry?

by cringeyjokesman August 31, 2022, 1:35 pm

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I will blow up the sun.

by CopyPastaArchive August 28, 2022, 7:42 pm

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Why doesn’t the sun go to college?

by cringeyjokesman August 26, 2022, 6:03 pm

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How many Earth’s can you fit inside the Sun?

by cringeyjokesman August 20, 2022, 4:13 pm

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TIL that the trope of vampires dying in the sun was only created in 1922 during the ending of Nosferatu

by whatilearned August 9, 2022, 11:48 am

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An old man in Mississippi is sitting on his front porch watching the sun rise.

by cringeyjokesman August 9, 2022, 3:38 am

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TIL On July 26, 1931, a swarm of grasshoppers descended on Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota devastating millions of acres of crops. It was so thick that it blocked out the sun and one could shovel the grasshoppers with a scoop. Cornstalks were eaten to the ground and fields left completely bare.

by whatilearned August 8, 2022, 11:52 pm

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TIL that the light from the sun reaching us is not mere eight minutes old, but from thousands to several millions of years, because that’s how long it takes the photons to escape the sun

by whatilearned August 8, 2022, 5:19 am

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TIL about Sunflower Syndrome. A poorly understood type of epilepsy, sufferers are drawn to seeking out and looking at bright light (including the sun). This results in a brief hand-waving gesture across the face, or eye-flickering seizure up to hundreds of times a day.

by whatilearned August 5, 2022, 7:28 am

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TIL there is a meditative practice that people do called Sungazing. It’s where people stare directly at the sun in hopes of clearing their mind and becoming more focused. But there is no scientific research to support these claims and staring at the sun can lead to blindness in the worst cases.

by whatilearned August 2, 2022, 5:19 pm

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TIL if you leave a VR headset in the sun, the lenses can focus the sunlight and burn the screen.

by whatilearned August 2, 2022, 3:33 pm

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