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TIL there’s a tradition in the Mormon church called “Lying for the Lord” that says it’s OK to lie if it helps to spread the Mormon gospel

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Y7Odr TIL "30% chance of rain" doesn't mean that 30% of the area will get rain or it'll rain for 30% of time. It is multiplication of confidence and area. For ex if a forecaster is 50% confident that 50% of the area will receive rain then the forecast would read "a 25% chance of rain" for given location.
78JmZ TIL that the Bennerley Viaduct was built as a solution to railway rivalry and difficult terrain, and it still stands because its innovation wrought iron lattice construction was too difficult and expensive to demolish and now it's a Grade II* listed building (i.e. protected)
awxdL TIL that empty space expands faster than the speed of light.
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