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TIL the US signed a treaty in 1977 banning the use of weather modification techniques for warfare.

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JaG8 TIL that in 2012 Wells Fargo fired a customer service representative for putting a cardboard dime in a laundry machine back in 1963.
78wRM TIL the modern banjo is derived from a mix of West African skin instruments and European neck & string instruments. It was first recorded as being used by Caribbean slaves in the 17th century.
NXw6M TIL that a "Silent Man" in the UK repeatedly gets arrested for standing on one road to block traffic. He never speaks a word, not even to paramedics, police, the court, or his own lawyer. Ongoing for more than a decade. Everytime he is released, he repeats the crime and remains completely silent.
mQxP TIL The Incredibles (97%) is the best superhero movie of all time according to Rotten Tomatoes.
epRp6 TIL in 2016, a Saudi princess was enraged after a plumber took photos of her bathroom. She made her bodyguard beat him up and then forced him to kiss her feet. She left France—this happened in her luxury apartment in Paris—and was tried in absentia. She received a 10-month suspended sentence.