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TIL the Super Bowl is rated a Level 1 special event, deemed the highest at risk for threats, vulnerability and consequences by the Department of Homeland Security, requiring “extensive federal interagency support.”

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W7OB4 TIL that there is no hurricane that has ever crossed the equator
GAY7N TIL It sometimes snows in the Sahara Desert; even as recently as January 2022
wdrP TIL Xu QinXian, the commander of China’s most elite army in 1989, refused to open fire on civilians at Tiananmen, stating: “the People’s Army has never in its history been used to suppress the people, I absolutely refuse to besmirch this historical record!” He was court martialled but not executed.
pYd8b TIL That coconut water, being almost identical to blood plasma, can be used as a plasma substitute. During World War II, many soldiers in the Pacific were saved through emergency transfusion using coconut water as replacement for intravenous plasma.
XEQER TIL that despite never getting any snow locally, Thailand has won 9 of the last 20 International Snow Sculpture Competitions held in Sapporo, Japan. They’re currently on a 3 year winning streak.