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TIL: The World Meteorological Organization, which names storms in alphabetical order, will reuse names every 6 years, unless a storm is exceptionally damaging or deadly.

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xVa47 TIL of the Prince Rupert's Drop, created by dripping molten glass into cold water. Capable of shattering bullets on impact and withstanding the blow of a hammer, this "glass droplet" is characterized by its incredibly high residual stress.
VBpem TIL: Ninety percent of the pumpkins in the US are grown within a ninety mile radius of Peoria, Illinois.
OvNR TIL in 2001, a ten-year-old named Laura Buxton, released a balloon with her name and address in the hope of finding a pen pal. The balloon traveled 140 miles before coming down and was found by an almost-ten-year old also named Laura Buxton. They share a number of other similarities.
rPLe TIL: Of the U.S. false flag operation called Operation Northwoods, it was meant to justify war with Cuba by attacking our own country.
oR8OY TIL that humans show a systematic aurofacial asymmetry, meaning that the eyes, nose and mouth are displaced to the left with respect to the midplane between the ears