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TIL helicopters can trigger lightning strikes

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Me5Qm TIL Stanisław Kowalski is the world's oldest competitive athlete, who at the age of 105 needed the creation of a new age division, where he competed in sprinting, shot put and discus.
p8ZxQ TIL The African continent is being split in two due to the birth of a new ocean. In 2005, an eight-meter-wide and 60-kilometer-long stretch of the Earth opened up over a period of just ten days.
4XeaJ TIL FEMA tweeted a 1-800 phone sex talk line when they meant to tweet a 1-888 Hurricane Irma helpline. They soon tweeted the correct one, but some hurricane victims had already dialed in to hear: “Welcome to America’s hottest talk line. Guys, hot ladies are waiting to talk to you."
KO0yR TIL about South Park episode 201. In it, Tom Cruise attempted to steal Muhammad’s immunity to satire. It ended with Kyle realizing that the best way to block parody was through threats of violence. The episode was censored due to bomb threats from Muslim activists, and Kyle’s revelation was removed.
NXA56 TIL that Bob Heft, the high schooler who allegedly got a B minus on the modern American flag, made a living off of his false claim that he was the designer.