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TIL There are weekly weather reports for Mars.

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EraX TIL General Motors purposely kept the 1979 Chevy Malibu gas tank dangerously close to the rear of the vehicle. Instead of paying an extra $8.59 per vehicle to move the gas tank to a safer location, GM estimated that they would only have to pay $2.40 per vehicle to pay off personal-injury lawsuits.
nennW TIL that in 1997 an Economist at the Mercatus Center Argued that the EPA "not taken into account that smog-free skies would result in more cases of skin cancer"
69g7w TIL that the Penan people of Malaysian Borneo have developed a secret forest language called Oroo that utilizes sticks, leaves, vines, and other debris to create symbols and signs to alert travelers to certain dangers. They can also be used to request help and set up activities with fellow kin.
8aOaL TIL that flight recorders, commonly referred to as "black boxes", are actually orange!
8eyKG TIL Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) is the most expensive independent film ever made with a production budget of around $180 million. Although it grossed $226 million worldwide, it was considered a box-office bomb due to its high production and advertising costs.