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TIL that water vapor is the biggest contributor to the greenhouse effect.

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5YMOP TIL of Frank Portusach, who, when American forces captured Guam from Spain during the Spanish American War, was appointed governor of Guam with the only qualification being he was an American Citizen
9wlNX TIL Atmospheric rivers are long, narrow regions in the atmosphere, like rivers in the sky, that transport massive amounts of water vapor from of the tropics roughly equivalent to the average flow of water at the mouth of the Mississippi River. They can unleash heavy rain and cause severe flooding.
j6xbQ TIL Devon Allen, track & field athlete/Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver, was disqualified in the World Athletic Championships for a controversial false start. The starting blocks measured his reaction time from the time the gun went off at 0.099, which is 0.001 seconds faster than legally allowed.
KMME TIL In ancient India beards were held in such high regard that a man might use his as security against a loan
9wxxp TIL that a female Adactylidium mite is born already carrying fertilized eggs. After a few days, the eggs hatch inside her, and she gives birth to several females and one male. The male mates with all of his sisters inside their mother. Then, the offspring eats their mother from the inside out.