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TIL a tornado rating of EFU exists, and is for tornadoes that aren't strong enough/ didn't impact an area with observable damage, so they are of unknown intensity. Hence, EFU.

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KVNE TIL Statistically, Otis is the world’s most popular transportation company. It is estimated that the equivalent of the world’s population travel in Otis elevators, escalators and moving walkways every three days.
VBMk8 TIL that the possibility of your parents having another child that is an exact copy of you is extremely slim (1: 8,38 million), but it is in fact a real one. It is possible to get a clone sibling.
GOrN TIL that 10,000 years ago Lions were the second most widespread land mammal, after humans. They existed across Africa, Eurasia and America.
yVkLJ TIL there is no actual difference between "Infant Tylenol" and "Children's Tylenol" - since 2011, the formula is exactly the same but the Infant variety is still nearly 3x the price
b6vxj TIL of the Cross Border Xpress at Tiajuana International Airport, a 390 foot bridge over the US-Mexico border where passengers can park on the American side, clear customs, cross the bridge, and board a plane that departs on the Mexican side all without ever leaving the same airport.