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TIL rain and moisture from the Indian Ocean doesn't make it past the the Himalayas, which resulted in the Gobi Desert being created in its rain shadow.

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nLlb TIL 70% of wealthy US families lose their wealth by the second generation, and a stunning 90% by the third. “Generation Threes are usually doomed.” “It takes the average recipient of an inheritance 19 days until they buy a new car.”
OorGX TIL that over 65% of the world's population is lactose intolerant
m18LO TIL folk singer Jackson C. Frank (1943-1999) only released one album and suffered from mental health issues which halted his career. Although he died destitute and unknown, his music has been cited as an influence and covered by such personages as Paul Simon, Nick Drake, Sandy Denny, and Bert Jansch
47bg TIL that during Pink Floyd’s recording session for ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond’, a song about schizophrenic former band member Syd Barrett, he walked into the studio after 7 years of no contact with a shaven head and eyebrows acting strangely and had the band members in tears upon recognizing him.
gMaXL TIL It took 200,000 years for our human population to reach 1 billion—and only 200 years to reach 7 billion.