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TIL that the Colombian town of López de Micay is the wettest place in the world, with an average of 315 rainy days a year (the least rainy month is February, with 23 rainy days), and an average of 16000 mm of rainfall annually

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0wxb1 TIL that pink flamingos are more aggressive than white ones, as an healthy flamingo that is an efficient feeder, which is demonstrated by its colourful feathers will have more time and energy to be aggressive and dominant when feeding.
GAZVj TIL in the 1979 movie, “The Muppet Movie”, Jim Henson spent an entire day in a 50-gallon steel drum submerged in a pond for the opening scene of Kermit in the swamp
0wvQL TIL while writing Star Wars, George Lucas had an Alaskan Malamute (large dog breed) named Indiana. She went everywhere with him, so this inspired Lucas to give Han Solo a "big, furry" sidekick. She also inspired the name for Indiana Jones... who named himself after the family dog.
nrDB TIL that upon leaving office, President Harry S Truman chose not to be on any corporate payroll, believing that taking advantage of such financial opportunities would diminish the integrity of the nation’s highest office.
0dp7v TIL that the loudest fart ever recorded was on May 16, 1972 by a man named Alvin Meshits, at 194 decibels for a third of a second, resulting in recurring back pain