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TIL: the UK has its own examples of ‘Tornado Alley’ and sees around 30 reports per year which contributes to one of the highest tornado densities in the world

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ep415 TIL the official cause of the Xbox 360 red ring of death was the poor quality of soldering balls used to adhere the GPU to the motherboard. The fluctuations in temperature when the console was turned on and off frequently, led to the soldering balls fracturing.
ne67P TIL that Julian Lennon, John Lennon's first son, was the inspiration for the song 'Hey Jude'. Paul McCartney wrote the song (originally called 'Hey Jules) as a way to comfort Julian after his parents divorced.
VB4GQ TIL about Stan Latkin, who lived for 555 days without a heart while awaiting a transplant.
1l04 TIL Hitler requested the Shah of Iran to destroy roads and bridges so supplies wouldn’t be sent to Russia in the north, and that Hitler would rebuild these after the war once he won. The Shah refused.
v4Kr TIL: Of Dracula ants, so named because they suck the blood of their young in a process dubbed “nondestructive cannibalism,”