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TIL twice every day at the same time almost 900 weather balloons are released across the world that collect the data used for forecasting the weather.

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LjVm TIL of the lost film “Saved from the Titanic” released in 1912 just 29 days after the sinking of the Titanic, which starred an actress who was an actual survivor. It was her last film as she suffered a mental breakdown after filming it.
loWgN TIL about Tulip Mania, during the 17th Century Dutch Golden Age, when prices for some tulip bulbs skyrocketed. Many think it is one of the first speculative bubbles to pop, but some historians believe it has been exaggerated over time.
xVbag TIL that the United States government banned the sale of metal-tipped lawn darts in 1987 after one penetrated the skull of a seven-year old girl, killing her
6EMJl TIL there are various ways to make the deadliest creature to humans, the mosquito, extinct.
R7WDj TIL that the width of Africa is almost the same as the distance between NY to Moscow.