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TIL 2015's Hurricane Patricia was the most intense hurricane on record in terms of wind speed (over 300km/h)

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Amgw TIL: “Generational Curses” may be a real thing. There was a study where mice were given a small shock to the foot at the same time as the smell of acetophenone. After 10 days, they mated. The children mice inherited a fear of the odor even though they had never been exposed to it before.
Dk5g TIL - No more than 40 people live above 800 feet elevation in New York City. It’s an exclusive privilege for the super rich.
J15av TIL Boston experienced a bomb scare in 2007 triggered by LED ads featuring cartoon characters from Aqua Teen Hunger Force. The devices were mistaken for bombs & the response cost an estimated $2M.
a8k8A TIL there’s an album of 27 songs, one for each of the 27 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
dD6eE TIL Canada's Gulf Islands National Park Reserve grew after two individuals donated a 7.8 hectare parcel of ecologically sensitive land located on Saturna Island, the first ever donation of privately held land to a federal agency. The park has 33 sq km of land on 15 Islands