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TIL Senators disrupted a Hindu Prayer in the senate

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y6Ml TIL the word “blizzard” has a specific, technical definition. The National Weather Service defines a blizzard as a snowstorm with sustained 35 mph (56 kph) winds with visibility under ¼ mile (400m) lasting at least three hours.
emJ5 TIL in 1807 the British Navy set up the “Preventative Squadron”. A growing unit of ships tasked with chasing down slave ships off the coast of Africa and freeing the slaves.
aN49 TIL of an experiment called The Three Christs of Ypsilanti. Three schizophrenics claiming to be Jesus were brought together have their reactions documented. In the end, each came to the conclusion that the other two must have mental issues.
JYxrQ TIL that until 1956 after the end of British rule, Egypt hadn’t been both fully independent and ruled by native Egyptians for 2500 years
bDPp TIL the 1883 eruption on Krakatoa produced the loudest sound ever known it reverberated around the globe 7 times before diminishing. It could be heard 4,000 miles away, and people with in 100 miles had permanent hearing loss.