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TIL that the Wizard of Oz tornado was a big sock with wind and dirt thrown at it.

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W7NbX TIL that Iceland and the UK directly fought against each other in the "Cod Wars" intermittently from the 1950s to the 1970s. This was despite both states being members of NATO.
Lk1km TIL that sea otters have the densest hair in the world, ranging from about 26,000 to 165,000 hairs per square centimeter.
Rjy8 TIL that Scientology has its own prison called “The Hole” where Scientology executives are sent for months or even years of confinement, manual labor and humiliation.
WvVL TIL in Hinduism the world is destroyed every few billion years in a flood. A family chosen by god survives on a boat with two of every animal.
lVdB TIL Air conditioners are rated according to how many tons of ice would have to melt in your house during the day to keep it cool