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TIL Despite the poetic and historical romance which surrounds sending messages in bottles, most sink to the ocean floor within 8-10 months if they haven't already landed ashore due to marine organisms which grow on the bottles, causing them to sink.

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1a79W TIL that when the deadliest tornado touched down in 1925 Missouri, people were taken by surprise. This was because the word 'tornado' was banned from US weather forecasts since the late 19th century due to hysteria. This mentality shifted after the tornado killed 675 ill-prepared residents
DQLoV TIL that 3% to 15% of the human population have Arachnophobia (aka anywhere from 246 million to 1.2 billion out of the current 8.2 billion population)
m1OoO TIL Being overweight or obese appears to have a positive relationship with depression and depression-like symptoms for each gender and race. Similarly, individuals who report having depression-like symptoms are likely to be overweight or obese.
KO1Ya TIL that in 1980 a tabletop RPG based on the TV show "Dallas" was created. It was not successful.
8N0b TIL The inventors of Bubble Wrap were originally trying to make plastic wallpaper.