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TIL That Winter Storms Are Not Named by the National Weather Service (There’s No Official Naming System)- Instead The Weather Channel Does, After Their Marketing Department Saw An Opportunity in Late 2011

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8dRG TIL Auburn University has a help line that has been running since the 1950’s where anyone can call and they will try to answer any question.
NXL48 TIL that Termite queens have the longest known lifespan of any insect. They are known to live thirty to fifty years. They are considered delicacies in many parts of the world, owing to their rarity and rich, fatty flavor. Documentarian Andreas Johnsen sampled one and said it tasted like foie gras.
9wQDm TIL the Japanese turned the third of their superbattleships (after Yamato and Musashi) into the largest aircraft carrier ever built at the time. After four years of construction and enormous cost, she left the shipyard and was immediately sunk by a submarine.
j6eDM TIL about cross sea waves - square waves, also known as square seas. They are formed when the winds of two weather systems - one old and one new - meet. The result looks like a quilt-like pattern of squares on the surface of the sea. Cross seas usually occur along coastal areas and are rare.
wo4DE TIL according to Greg Sestero from his book "The Disaster Artist", Tommy Wiseau took 3 hours and 32 takes to complete the "I did not hit her, it's not true! It's bullshit! I did not hit her! I did not. Oh hi, Mark." scene in "The Room".