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TIL The shortest living human on record (Pauline Musters) stood only 1 foot 11.2 inches in height and died at 19 from pneumonia and meningitis.
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TIL about Project Cirrus the first attempt to modify a hurricane by dropping nearly 180 pounds of crushed dry ice into the clouds of the storm. The hurricane changed direction and made landfall near Savannah, Georgia.
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TIL that a judge once threw out a British Airways lawsuit against Ryanair for their "Expensive BAstards!" ad campaign by ruling "the complaint amounts to this: Ryanair exaggerated in suggesting BA is five times more expensive, because BA is only three times more expensive."
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TIL the least populated timezone in the world is GMT +10.5, which is only occupied by the Lord Howe Islands, a small chain of islands about 400 miles NE of Sydney, Australia with only about 350 people who live on it.
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TIL Mohawk Indians were instrumental in building many NYC bridges and skyscrapers, including the Empire State Building. This both contributed to, and was the result of, the myth that American Indians have no fear of heights.