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TIL of the "Brown Ocean Effect", wherein tropical cyclones maintain their strength of even intensify after making landfall. Tropical Storm Erin (2007) and Bill (2015) both exhibited characteristics of this phenomenon.

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9O87 TIL that in 1977, a man attempted to commit suicide by jumping in front of the NYC subway. He survived but was injured, and then received $650,000 in a settlement because the subway operator had “not stopped fast enough”.
J1yxV TIL of A.J Weberman. A controversial Dylanologist who has been calling for Bob Dylan to return back to his early counterculture era unsuccessfully for 54 years and counting. His behaviour eventually lead to Bob Dylan assaulting him in 1971. AJ also believe many of Dylan’s songs are about Him.
PYDJg TIL that each US banknote weighs 1 gram, no matter the denomination, so because there are 454 grams in a pound, there are always 454 bills in every pound of currency.
gAwD TIL The word shampoo entered English language from India during the colonial era. It dates to 1762, and is derived from Hindi chāmpo, itself derived from the Sanskrit root capayati (which means to press, knead, soothe)
AmNl TIL that Aubrey Plaza plays on a successful women’s basketball team called The Pistol Shrimps