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TIL that in Los Angeles in 1994, after an eathquake-induced power outage, calls came into emergency centers about a “giant silvery cloud.” It was the Milky Way.

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PM0E TIL figs are not vegetarian
8MJZ TIL that Mahi-mahi stay with their mate and if one of the pair is caught, the partner stays in the same location awaiting its mate to reappear.
yVbZw TIL that from year to year, winds and air pressure patterns change, causing different forces to act on the solid Earth. During El Niño years, for example, the rotation of the Earth may slow ever so slightly because of stronger winds, increasing the length of a day by a fraction of a millisecond
awNmJ TIL the Incan tradition of "capacocha" (child sacrifice) involved drugging the child.
GYYvj TIL The United States tried to purchase Greenland for $100 million in 1946