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TIL Bacteria are thriving in the sky — and they influence the weather

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9wJj6 TIL that the US didn't have a unified intelligence agency until 1941, when Royal Navy Admiral John Godfrey, director of Naval Intelligence, met with President Roosevelt and urged its creation. Roosevelt agreed. Godfrey's assistant at the meeting was Lt. Cdr. Ian Fleming, who later wrote James Bond
D19dr TIL that nitrate film is prone to severely decaying if not properly cared for. First, the image and the plastic begin to deteriorate, then the gelatin binder becomes soft and sticky. Eventually the film will adhere to itself to the point where the roll becomes a solid mass or "hockey puck."
KORvG TIL that it is a myth that more people are alive today than have ever lived. It is estimated that 50-100 billion or more are believed to have already died yet there are currently around 7 billion people alive. Not surprisingly TIL often says "There are more people alive now than ever lived"...Nope.
nwKG TIL Lizards can’t walk and breathe at the same time
l7PNG TIL of The Axeman of New Orleans, a serial killer (who killed 6 and injured 6 from 1918-1919) and also an avid jazz fan. In a letter to the newspaper, he stated when he was going to kill next, but also noted that he would spare any occupants of a place where a jazz band was playing.