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TIL hailstones can grow larger than grapefruits; the largest recorded hailstone weighed nearly 1 kg.

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1670W TIL the ISS has an amateur radio station aboard that is used by astronauts to make contact with schools while in orbit. Occasionally, during their downtime, they also "call out" to any amateur radio operators on Earth.
N78e8 TIL Gymnasium is ultimately derived from gymnos meaning naked, by way of the related verb gymnazo, whose meaning is "to train naked".
VBbmB TIL that Praia do Cassino, in Brazil, is the longest uninterrupted sandy seashore in the world, with various sources measuring it from 212km (132 mi) to 254km (158 mi)
gMXv8 TIL that Shirley Temple, the child actor, was the 9th Ambassador to Ghana and the 27th Ambassador to Czechoslovakia.
o4N7 TIL that bison/buffalo meat blows ground beef, even ground turkey out of the water, when it comes to nutrition. 109 kcal/1.8g of fat and more iron vs. 291 kcal/24g fat.