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TIL that Venezuela has a never ending lighting storm that has been going on since the year 1595.

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l7P0K TIL about the "Ice Cap" nuclear test site that was supposed to detonate a large nuclear device underground. Testing never occurred and today the site can still be visited
0Q15 TIL the nickname ‘Skip’ identifies someone who has the same first name as their grandparent but not their parent, essentially 'skipping’ a generation.
oRpMK TIL Todd Field, director and writer of Tár, helped create the first batch of Big League Chew bubble gum
gMvbb TIL "Bird shit architecture" is a trend in urban planning that originated in the 1950's and persists to the present day. This type of architecture is designed to look good from a plane, but not practical for the actual residents of a city, like Brasilia
LkBMd TIL Mel Blanc, The voice of Bugs Bunny was put in a coma after a serious car accident. After unsuccessful attempts to bring him out the doctor asked “Bugs, can you hear me?”. Mel responded in the voice of Bug Bunny “What’s up doc?”. The doctors used this to lead him out of coma.