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TIL the word "Tornado" was forbidden in weather forecasts because it would cause panic

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4XkXX TIL The Australian Army has a rank in their structure called the Pioneer Sergeant. This is position is authorized to wear a beard and carry an axe. This position follows a British Army tradition dating back to 1865.
awPXM TIL that the Alfred, formally known as the Black Prince, became the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag; the precursor to the Stars and Stripes that we know today. The flag was hoisted on the Delaware River by John Paul Jones and this event was documented in letters to Congress
WQZo TIL: The boss, not the workload, causes workplace depression: It is not a big workload that causes depression at work. An unfair boss and an unfair work environment are what really bring employees down (x-post from /r/science)
vPOv7 TIL there are indoor RV parks.
OPg TIL that even if a black hole were to replace our sun, Earth and the other planets would orbit the black hole as they orbit the sun now, not get sucked in.