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TIL coal companies fund a group to file frivolous lawsuits against climate scientists

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kAL7 TIL that winter storm names are not acknowledged by the National Weather Service
J1Wkk Til Sea otters influence the amount of C02 in the atmosphere by controlling population of sea urchins that in turn eat kelp. Annually, kelp forests store an equivalent of yearly emission of 4 million passenger cards.
XExlr TIL: Harry Kakavas lost $1.5 billion in a 14 month gambling spree that led to a pivotal landmark Australian High Court case as he claimed the casino lured him using a private jet and other incentives. He lost and the court ruled that casinos aren't obligated to protect gamblers from themselves.
ANdRa TIL a British soldier in WWII escaped a German POW camp, stole an SS uniform, and came back to bust out 300 prisoners. The same guy who once stormed into battle with a longbow and a broadsword.
x6Deb TIL the first gold rush in the U.S. started in North Carolina, when a 12 year old boy found a 17lb nugget on his farm. Not knowing what it was, the boy's father sold it years later to a jeweler for only $3.50. Its true value at the time was $3500