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TIL: Bacteria are present in clouds and help make snow/rain/clouds better than dust

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ep5gg TIL of Greek athlete Theagenes. A rival athlete beat Theagene's statue. The statue fell on the rival and killed him, was tried, convicted of murder, and exiled by being thrown into the sea. The land became barren and the Oracle of Delphi said it would remain so until the statue was restored
MyV0 TIL that The Golden State Fence Company, hired to build part of the US-Mexico border wall, was fined $5M for hiring illegal immigrant workers.
17A4 TIL that the proper Mexican-Spanish translation for “Eye Candy” is “Tacos de Ojo,” or “Eye Tacos.”
WMX TIL there is a Chinese version of Twitter that has twice the users that Twitter has.
ZpMAa TIL Egypt is building a new city as a replacement for Cairo.The city will include a park 6 times bigger than New York's Central Park