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TIL there is a recurring generational cycle in American history, repeating every 4th generation, that can be traced back to the 1400s

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0w6Rv TIL in 1900 A category 4 hurricane was raging through the Bahamas. The advanced weather stations in Cuba tried to inform the US Weather Bureau that it was headed west to Texas. They ignored the Cubans and claimed it was headed north instead. The hurricane hit Texas killing up to 12,000 people.
W7XJY TIL about sugar alcohols --a component that is now everywhere and cannot be properly digested by humans, hence can cause several gut and digestive issues
M7oWW TIL that storks that are bit by arrows while migrating and survive are called Pfeilstörche
kOxl5 TIL the individual animal with the most human kills ever was a tiger from Northern India, which adjusted its hunting strategy to kill people after a tooth injury left it unable to hunt normal prey and was shot after an estimated 436 kills
wL74o TIL Skips from Regular Show is voiced by Mark Hamill.