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TIL 1 in 8 Americans aged 18-24 are NEETS(Not in education, employment, or training).

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4XAew TIL in 2003 the smoke from large bushfires in Canberra, Australia formed a Cumulonimbus Flammagenitus. Essentially the fire created its own supercell storm, complete with lighting and forming an F3-rated fire tornado. The tornado and associated fire killed 4 people and injured 492 others.
R7Eda TIL of George 'Rube' Waddell, a Major League pitcher who won 193 games, had a career ERA of 2.16, toured in a traveling vaudeville show, saved a woman from drowning, was bitten by a lion, wrestled alligators for fun and would leave the field during a game to chase fire trucks.
VBAl4 TIL that in 2019, 3 people who had accused actor Kevin Spacey of sexual misconduct died by suicide, a traffic accident, and an undisclosed cause of death (Reposted to fit rules, no opinions or editorializing)
wokao TIL Using very high magnification through a telescope causes floaters, or particles inside the eyeball, to be more noticeable
4Vgb TIL: Facial hair is as strong as copper wire of equal diameter.