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TIL there is an office in Beijing that can literally control the weather

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4XpgX TIL that captive cheetah kittens are sometimes paired with rescue puppies to keep them calm and stress-free as they grow up.
rXVw TIL In English, adjectives go in this order: Opinion-size-age-shape-colour-origin-material-purpose-noun. So you can have a lovely little old rectangular green French silver whittling knife.
RYYj TIL the word “iff” is not a typo but means “if, and only if” in logic/philosophy
JYY8k TIL that British Airways' only fatal accident was a mid-air collision caused by air traffic control error. The controller saw the problem and alerted one plane to stop climbing but this attempt to avert catastrophe turned what would have been a near miss into the collision he was trying to prevent