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

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kODXB TIL: Yuma, Arizona is the sunniest place in the world. Experiencing an average of 4,015 hours of sunshine per year.
8aVyP TIL music producer Scott Storch managed to go from $70 million of net worth to bordering on bankruptcy in just a few months by quitting his job, abusing cocaine, purchasing a private jet, a 117-foot yacht and nearly 20 luxury cars, and having a 6-month $30m spending spree.
GWx5 TIL 16 seconds before launch of the space shuttle that 350,000 gallons of water are poured below the shuttle to suppress sound.
4Xj8o TIL The intensity of sound is measured in decibels (dB), the decibel scale is logarithmic. Basically a 40dB sound is not twice as loud as 20dB one, but a hundred times louder. Also one alarm clock ringing at 70dB, two alarm clocks ringing together don’t hit 140dB on scale but measure 73dB.
78LVr TIL Joan of Leeds, a 14th century nun, faked her own death by crafting a dummy “in the likeness of her body” in order to escape her convent & allegedly pursue “the way of carnal lust.” She was discovered around 30 miles (48 km) away living "indecently" with a man & was denounced as an apostate.