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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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OGO6a TIL that a tiny songbird called the Northern Wheatear (weighing only about 25 grams) migrates nearly 29,000 kilometers round trip each year, from Alaska to sub-Saharan Africa and back, making one of the longest known migrations relative to body size of any songbird
9YJEX TIL In 2010, a thief broke into the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris and stole five paintings worth €100 million ( $123 million USD). Pierre Cornette de Saint-Cyr, commented, "These five paintings are unsellable, so thieves, sirs, you are imbeciles, now return them." The art has not been recovered.
xVPBB TIL that in 2012 a Red Bull heir killed a police officer in a hit an run with his Ferrari and got away with it.
69VQZ TIL In 1939, Poland had over 3 million Jewish citizens. Today, it's between 25k and 100k.
oRA7R TIL that Bullerby syndrome is a term referring to an idealization of Sweden, which may occur in German-speaking Europe. It consists of a stereotypical image of Sweden, usually with positive associations, including wooden houses, clear lakes, green forests, elk, happy people, and midsummer sunshine.