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TIL that in recorded history, there has only been a single hurricane in the South Atlantic Ocean to which made landfall. Ever.

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JYP6v TIL Pat Sajak and Vanna White work only 36 days per year. They work 4 days per month for 9 months, filming six episodes of Wheel of Fortune from 12 noon to 6pm. It amounts to a full year’s worth of programming for ABC.
9d7r TIL 4 people died and 43 were captured because someone didn’t know how to operate a submarine toilet
kJ6DB TIL People born with red hair has a much higher chance of developing skin cancer from UV exposure.
R7KRQ TIL Mongolian custom called ´coaxing ritual for camels´, when a female camel is rejecting her new-born calf, or to adopt an orphaned calf. The rite consists of playing music, the melody gradually induce deep feelings and so touches the female camel making her less aggressive and even cry.
rRy6y TIL: LSD is one of the least toxic recreational drugs, that people have consumed 550 times a normal dose and have had beneficial outcomes from doing so.