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TIL that a cubic kilometer of cumulus cloud weighs around 500,000kg and is still lighter than a cubic kilometer of dry air

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VMybZ TIL about the U.S. Air Force's doomsday weapon, SLAM. The rocket was designed to fly fast and low over the Soviet Union, dropping hydrogen bombs over predetermined targets while its unshielded nuclear reactor contaminated everything in it's path.
v17GL TIL the tritone was never banned by the Catholic church; it was called "the devil in music" in one medieval music theory text because its vibrations made it technically difficult to sing. The tritone was not literally associated with the concept of evil until Black Sabbath popularized the myth.
E1G10 TIL Angus Barbieri lived for a year without food, and others have lasted for similar lengths
a80PL TIL McDonald's congratulated NASA Astronaut and former McDonald’s restaurant crew employee, Commander Leroy Chiao after his successful 200 day mission by presenting him with Big Mac and fries in Star City
aWNM TIL Steven Segal once killed a puppy and 111 chickens while attempting to arrest a man…with a tank.