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TIL The Paris Fire Brigade is a French Army unit which serves as the primary fire and rescue service for Paris.

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dPeB TIL The Kansas State Marching Band did a formation that looked like a phallic object was entering the mouth of South Dakota’s mascot, resulting in a fine and a game suspension of Kansas State’s director of bands.
AQGl TIL NASA offers $17000 for people willing to lay in bed for 3 Months
jNvgE TIL about "The Lion House" in Gorongosa, Mozambique. When humans abandoned this safari lodge, the lions took over. Gorongosa became a national park in 1960.
1opO TIL part of the 18 disciplines of ninjutsu (ninja) was the study of meteorology and geography.
jN6VN It depends on who you are and where you live. Humans thrive in Kuwait City, where average highs top 110° for several months a year. But extended runs of hot days and warm nights do lead to spikes in mortality, and climatologists expect an increasing number of heat waves in years to come.