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TIL New York has been hit by 84 hurricanes since the 17th century. 1938 was the strongest.

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YmP7 TIL that Jim Carrey explained the significance of detecting gravity waves in the cosmic microwave background 10+ years ago (Conan O'Brien Show, 22 May 2003). Special guest star Stephen Hawking.
9EQG TIL a group of rabbits is called a ‘fluffle’
697jJ TIL Fifty-seven percent of Afghan women marry before 16 years of age, 29% are forced into marriage to settle tribal conflicts, 84% are illiterate, and the average woman gives birth to eight children. Afghan women also have the highest prevalence of self-immolation in the world.
X0veD TIL that Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver, which sold 23 million copies, were developed by just 4 programmers.
rNABd TIL about Goldbach's conjecture, one of the oldest and best-known unsolved problems in mathematics. It states that every even natural number greater than 2 is the sum of two prime numbers. The conjecture remains unproven despite considerable effort.