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TIL: The greatest recorded temperature variation over a 24-hour period happened in Loma, Montana. The temperature went from -54 degrees F to 49 degrees F - a range of 103 degrees in a day.

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p8rVe TIL about five attempts to ban coffee throughout history: in Mecca in 1511, in the 16th century by Italian clergymen, in 1623 by Ottoman leader Murad IV who created punishments for drinking coffee, in 1746 by the Swedish government, and 1777 by Frederick the Great of Prussia
16ybO TIL that Acacia trees developped a defense response to giraffe browsing by increasing their thorn length, tannin production within leaves and airborne tannin release. This triggered a change in the giraffe's behaviour which adapted to move upwind and eat fewer leaves per trees.
mxYoy TIL that Sesame Street introduced Julia, the first Sesame Street muppet with autism, to raise awareness about autism among children
R7Z7j TIL Culhuacan king allowed a small migrant Aztec tribe, the Mexica, to settle on his lands. 24 years later they sought marriage with the Culhuacan princess. Rather than marry her, the Mexica sacrificed her, then invited her father to a banquet where a priest wore her flayed skin as a garment.
j6EpM TIL that the Danish word for "Pimp" is "Alfons," after the protagonist in the play Monsieur Alphonse by Alexandre Dumas, fils. As a result, although "Alfons" is the name of a popular children's book character, the name remains very rare. As of 2016, only 8 people were named "Alfons" in Denmark.