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TIL that there is a type of cloud called "Morning Glory clouds" that can create rolling waves in the sky, stretching for thousands of kilometers! These rare clouds appear as a rolling tube of cloud that can move at speeds of up to 60 km/h, and can even create mini-tornadoes!

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NXveE TIL on a beach in 2004 10-yr-old Tilly Smith recognized the signs in the ocean that a tsunami was minutes away because she had studied it 2 weeks before in school. She told a hotel chef who recognized the word tsunami & helped evacuate the area. Her actions are believed to have saved about 100 lives
eRkJ TIL until World War II, tea was still used as a form of currency in Siberia.
l77AG TIL that a frequently-posted image claiming that a woodpecker’s brain is protected by their tongue wrapping around their brain, isn’t true. It’s simply because their brain is so small, that the decelerations involved in pecking don’t cause brain damage.
oByDR TIL a woman told an auto shop she had to cancel her service appt. as her car was stolen. One of the 3 Tulsa men who own the auto shop called her back the next day to tell her he & his buddies are chasing her stolen car. With TPD dispatch, they got her car back after after a 15 min chase.
b6kN9 TIL in 2007, Steve Way weighed over 100kg, smoked 20 cigarettes a day, and ate junk food regularly. To overcome his lifestyle-related health issues, he began taking running seriously. In 2008, he completed the London Marathon in under 3 hours, and in 2014, he set the British 100 km record.