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TIL that storms from the Sahara Desert blow dust all the way to Florida, affecting Florida’s climate and air quality

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04jA TIL there is a taste receptor cell in your urethra that can sense bitter.
jNwVQ TIL Ninety-nine per cent of crocodile offspring are eaten in the first year after birth, by large fish, herons, monitor lizards and adult crocodiles.
6EMdQ TIL that even though Berkeley had one of the best rugby teams in the US that won many national championships, the university wanted to get rid of the team in 2010 in order to reduce costs. Only after a ton of fundraising was the sport kept.
Ypad7 TIL That in 1924, the Montreal Canadiens stored the Stanley Cup in the trunk of their car. When they got a flat tire, they removed the cup, then drove off leaving the prized cup on a snowbank.
VM4NG TIL that a coach for the Los Angles Angels in the early 90s was at one point a roommate of Babe Ruth