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TIL: Forest fires can create lightning

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9pZ6 TIL men in switzerland are required to keep the firearms they are issued during military service at home after they leave the military so as to prevent home break ins and have the countries men ready to mobilize in the event of a threat.
gwO8 TIL Redwoods grow taller than any other tree because their leaves are able to absorb water directly from the air eliminating the need to transport water from their roots.
JYAPV TIL that Bob Barker stepped down as host of Miss USA/Universe pageants after 20 years after his request that fur prizes for the contestants be removed was refused. Following his wife's death Barker became a staunch advocate for animal rights.
XE5o8 TIL David Letterman taped a show while flying on a 747 from New York to Miami, even bringing along his desk and band.
X0KvR TIL that Lee Harvey Oswald (the assassin of John F. Kennedy) was a distant relative of both Teddy Roosevelt and Robert E. Lee