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TIL in 2012 hurricane Isaac caused the Mississippi river to flow backwards for 24 hours

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jmmp TIL a recessed landscape design element that creates a vertical barrier while preserving an uninterrupted view of the landscape beyond is called a “ha-ha”
OoMx6 TIL when ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ was released, its box office experienced an unexpected success from the younger counterculture demographic who particularly enjoyed experiencing the Stargate sequence while under the influence of psychedelic drugs.
b94Ea TIL George Carlin’s monologue about education, the American Dream and our ‘economy’ becomes truer and truer every day.
WkN9N TIL Kid Rock didn't grow up in a trailer park, but on a six-acre estate with a 5,628-square-foot house and its own apple orchard.
8albP TIL that Transparent Aluminum is a real thing -- Aluminum Oxynitride (AlON) is a ceramic composed of aluminium, oxygen and nitrogen.