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TIL Regarding the "40% chance of rain" forecast, the breakthrough piece of knowledge I acquired a few years back, that there is a 100% chance of 40% of the area getting rain, is wrong. It means that within a given period of time, there will be a 40% chance of measurable rain in the forecast area.

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5Yr5P TIL that some birds sleep while flying by allowing one half of their brains to sleep while the other maintains environmental awareness and aerodynamic control.
YpQeP TIL Patreon co-founder and CEO Jack Conte has an eclectic career, including a role as a voice actor on The Sims 2, and more notably as the founder of two different bands, Pomplamoose and Scary Pockets, both of which have their own successful Patreon accounts.
Me9nA TIL Proper flossing technique means using floss to scrape the bacteria off both sides of teeth, not just pulling out old food
nYY7 TIL that a cement truck crashed near Wingamon, Oklahoma in the 1950s and the mixer was too heavy to move. It’s still there, and locals have painted it to look like an abandoned NASA space capsule.
8aneX TIL that the term “teenager” originated around 1944 primarily for marketing purposes.