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TIL Dew Point, and not humidity, is a much more accurate predictor of how "comfortable" the outside environment will feel.

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GY0mQ TIL that Francis Ford Coppola suffered an epileptic seizure while shooting Apocalypse Now, had a nervous breakdown, and allegedly threatened to commit suicide at least three times.
b6ZD9 TIL the deadliest tornado in history happened in Daulatpur and traveled to Saturia, Bangladesh. It's estimated that it killed 1,300 people and injured 12,000.
XEMwE TIL On average, genetic similarity between any two humans is 99.9%. There is about 2–3 times more genetic diversity within the wild chimpanzee population, than in the entire human gene pool.
GYwk7 TIL pop R&B duo Milli Vanilli topped the charts w/ three #1 hit singles on their debut album & won 1990 Best New Artist Grammy. But the Grammy was revoked & their fame collapsed when it was revealed, not only did they lip sync at concerts, but it wasn’t their voices on the album in the first place
JYWdj TIL the US lead a 65 nation protest of the 1980 summer Olympic Games in Moscow because the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979