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TIL about Clowns without Borders, an international organization that travels to conflict zones around the World to relieve suffering through laughter

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VBmOp TIL about Poundbury, a experimental town/neighborhood created by then Prince Charles III, combining medieval, industrial, victorian, neoclassical an georgian architectural styles, with the intention to counter the monotonous architectural trends of the late 20th century
b6laZ TIL that the popular 19th century "rain follows the plow" theory believed that agricultural activity could create a rainy climate. One variant of this theory led to widespread dynamiting of the air in the Great Plains in the 1870s to create rain clouds
wpkW TIL the entire movie “Chinatown” is portrayed subjectively through the eyes of the main character, Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson), who appears in every scene. In fact, in the one scene when Gittes is knocked unconscious, the film fades to black and fades back in only when he awakens.
vPAD TIL the no politics rule has become stricter for the election season.
GYnQ7 Jet lag is much worse when you fly east.