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TIL there must always be a cyclone somewhere on Earth

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BgAD TIL that a blackout-drunk trader managed to buy $.5 billion in oil futures, causing the price of oil to spike.
9wDeX TIL the Peace Sign is actually the letters N and D in flag sephamore, which stands for "Nuclear Disarmament".
rRw8W TIL that in the 1980s Janet Jackson was criticized for not writing her own music and being dependent on producers. In response, she wrote and co-produced every song on her following album, which ended up being her best-selling album ever.
brg9 TIL there’s a water slide in Germany which is so intense, that women are banned from riding it
nWrJo TIL that actor James Garner smoked marijuana his entire adult life. As quoted in his memoir: "I smoked marijuana for 50 years [...] After decades of research I've concluded that that marijuana should be legal and alcohol illegal."