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TIL it's politically complicated to officially name a pathogen or disease

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0d8rp TIL about Catatumbo "House of Thunder" lightning. Where 140 to 160 night's a year, 9 hours per day, 16 to 40 lightning flashes per minute occurs.
BKKk TIL that students in Karasjok, north in Norway dont get to stay home from school until its -50°C (-58°F). The school bus stops driving when it`s -38°C (-36°F).
4kVNw TIL when Hall of Fame pitcher Mariano Rivera retired from MLB in 2013, Hard Rock Cafe "retired" Metallica's "Enter Sandman," Rivera's entrance music at Yankee Stadium, from their playlists at all of their locations worldwide, except at their Yankee Stadium location.
Ydax TIL: 1 Billion seconds ago was 1979 but 1 Trillion seconds ago was 29,700 BC
6MGZ TIL that the Darian calendar is a proposed system of time-keeping for Mars. The year is divided into 24 months of four weeks; each week has seven days: Sol Solis, Sol Lunae, Sol Martis, Sol Mercurii, Sol Jovis, Sol Veneris and Sol Saturni.