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TIL Calama, Chile (pop 147,886) has an average annual precipitation of 5 mm (0.20 inches). For comparison - Dubai has an annual precipitation of 79.2 mm (3.12 inches).

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6EjD8 TIL in 2018 two melons were auctioned off in Japan for ¥3.2 million (almost $30,000). Yubari King melons are often given as luxurious gifts and are famous for their ridiculous sweetness.
dZWE TIL that the Challenger disaster delayed the Hubble Telescope launch for years, and the Hubble had to be stored in a clean room, powered-on, at the cost of $6,000,000/mo
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PvXE TIL that Niʻihau, the seventh largest Hawaiian Island, is privately owned by two brothers who inherited it, their great great grandmother bought it from the Kingdom of Hawai'i for $10,000 in gold in 1864.
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