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TIL most bad weather comes from a western direction

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wOrE TIL that despite moving at only 6.5 feet per minute on land, sloths are actually quite competent swimmers, and move 3 times faster in the water. They can even hold their breath for up to 40 minutes.
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pYol8 TIL that in 12th-century England, two children with green skin mysteriously appeared in the village of Woolpit. They spoke an unknown language and claimed to be from an entirely green world called St Martin's Land. It is thought to be the worlds first sci-fi folk tale.