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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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8K9P TIL If our planet was 50% larger in diameter, we would not be able to venture into space, at least using rockets, due to how the fuel requirements for rockets scale.
XE9mj TIL BBW is actually Big /Beautiful/ Woman, made up by a fashion company.
7a4p TIL the first major studio film to use the word; “fuck” was MASH. It was blurted out by actor John Schuck, who was encouraged to ad lib by the director, Robert Altman.
4X1N5 TIL the whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is the champion among fish - it can reach a length of 13.5 m and a weight of 34 t! It is assumed that it can grow significantly more. It lives in the open waters of tropical oceans and it is rarely found in waters that have a temperature below 22 ° C.
l7P0K TIL about the "Ice Cap" nuclear test site that was supposed to detonate a large nuclear device underground. Testing never occurred and today the site can still be visited