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TIL, a weed-eater is also called a whipper-snipper.

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5VWVp TIL A heat wave and heat dome are not the same. A heat wave is a prolonged period of abnormally warm weather. However, a heat dome occurs when a high pressure system stalls, trapping a huge mass of hot air underneath. It's like a lid on a pot, trapping the hot air and preventing it from escaping
LbZQ TIL Hitler encouraged his close associates to quit cigarettes by offering a gold watch to any who were able to break the habit.
6KlQ TIL that our pineal gland may be able to create, store, and release DMT after we die. Which could explain why people who are revived tell about a type of out of body experience(bright tunnel, encountering deceased family members/friends).
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nem8b TIL The candy PEZ is an abbreviation of the German word PfeffErminZ. Which translates to Peppermint.