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TIL that the most significant temperature change in 24 hours occurred in Loma, Montana, on Jan 15, 1972. The temp rose by 103 degrees, from -54 degrees Fahrenheit to 49 degrees Fahrenheit. This change holds the world record for the largest 24-hr temperature shift.

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MeAaB TIL Christopher Boyce, a college drop out who despised the CIA was given high level security clearance to handle top secret CIA wires. He then sold these top level secrets to the Soviet Union through its embassy in Mexico City. The story was a top selling book and movie "The Falcon and the Snowman"
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R7DW7 TIL: July 1st is Bobby Bonilla Day, the day in which the New York Mets pay Bobby Bonilla, a man who last played for them in 1999, $1.19 million until the year 2035