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TIL that one of Ireland's biggest ever storms is known as "Night of the Big Wind"

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9M16 TIL that “liquid breathing” is possible with a liquid called Perfluorocarbon
LQAeV TIL Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, was born before Jesus Christ. He was born circa 6th–4th century B.C. ("Before Christ") in Lumbini province, Nepal.
GApo7 TIL Tina Turner shares the record (with Pat Benatar) for most Grammy awards given for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance and is the only female artist to win a Grammy in the pop, rock, and R&B fields.
xVZWg TIL that the Soviets technically made it to the moon first (landing an unmanned spacecraft in one piece)
QXok TIL that, when Charles DeGaulle ordered the removal of U.S. Troops from France in 1966, Secretary of State Dean Rusk asked if that included the 60,000+ American Soldiers buried there from the first two world wars. An embarrassed DeGaulle never clarified the point. (Happy Memorial Day)