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TIL Miami, FL has not reached 100F since 1942.

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QN7Je TIL the "Redwood of the East" - a 100ft-tall tree that once covered 25% of Eastern US forests, produced tons of food, and built America's industrial backbone - lost 99.9% of its population to a catastrophic blight.
OoAne TIL that, unlike Mr. (an abbreviation of "mister"), it is rare for Mrs. to be written in a non-abbreviated form, and the unabbreviated word lacks a standard spelling. Missis, missus, misses, and even mis'ess have been used.
Z8Em4 TIL Sea Otters are the reason kelp forests exist off the coast of California
mxlmy TIL that in 1986, serial killer Wayne Nance broke into Doug and Kris Welles’s home. Despite being bound, stabbed in the chest, and then later shot, Doug managed to save his wife by shooting their attacker in one of the few known cases of a serial killer being killed by their intended victim.
O8Pe TIL that Big Bird has a Teddy bear named Radar. This is a tribute to actor Gary Burghoff, who played Radar O'Reilly in MASH a character who was known for his teddy bear companion. Burghoff was also an activist for bird preservation.