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TIL there is a water vapor cloud in space which has 100 trillion times the amount of water present on Earth.

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PYjJZ TIL the Japanese invaded Kiska, Alaska during WWII. This was the first time that the continental United States was occupied by a foreign power since the War of 1812.
9Jgr TIL Drugmakers and Internet companies link U.S. pharmacy records with online accounts to target ads to people based on their health conditions and the prescription drugs they buy.
4kb5 TIL the first country that will be entirely lost to rising sea levels (Kiribati) is already planning the complete, permanent evacuation of its population
LkJPr TIL that before Charles Martin Hall discovered a cheaper way for smelting aluminium the metal was more expensive than gold or platinum.
mnMM TIL so many people misheard a made-up word in ELO’s Don’t Bring Me Down as “Bruce!” that leader/singer Jeff Lynne starting singing it that way