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TIL Dust devils form as a swirling updraft under sunny conditions during fair weather, rarely coming close to the intensity of a tornado.

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vB0R TIL that the first unofficial mascot of the USPS, Owney the Postal Dog, actually went “postal” in 1897. After biting a worker, the “Toledo postmaster summoned a police officer, who shot him, thus ending the career of the famous little dog.”
9wL1D TIL: That a Burger King in Rego Park, New York dressed up as McDonald's for Halloween in 2016:
rZD0 TIL when he died, MLK was planning a Poor People’s Campaign, demanding jobs, health care, and decent homes for the poor. He wanted protesters to march on Washington and stay until their demands were met. The protest began 5 weeks after his murder.
W705Y TIL the earliest use of the sexual term “69” was described in the 1790’s French publication the “Whore’s Catechisms”
b6XoQ TIL of the Testament of Peter the Great, a fabricated document alleged to reflect Russian plans for world domination throughout the 18th and 19th centuries