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TIL that Winter Storms in the United States are named solely by the Weather Channel and not recognized by other agencies including the National Weather Service.

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8aWMV TIL Gary Larson apologized for the Far Side strip Hell's Video Store; it has nothing but copies of Ishtar. After seeing Ishtar he said "There are so many cartoons for which I should probably write an apology, but this is the only one which compels me to do so."
KB8G TIL Robin Williams’ rider from 2002 makes no mention of hiring homeless people
0wENM TIL a rare 400-year-old shimpaku tree, which was due to be entered in a Japanese beauty competition, was stolen from a roughly 5,000 hectare park run by a fifth generation bonsai master whose family practice dates back to the Edo period (1603-1868)
m1lOo TIL that Willem Dafoe starred as Jesus in a religious epic, which included supporting performances by Harvey Keitel and David Bowie and was banned from Greece, Turkey, Mexico, Chile, and Argentina for several years.
YDld TIL Hong Kong is lead by a CEO rather than a state official. It is literally run as a business, with China recognising it more as an economic entity than a city.