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TIL that on this day in 2000, the US national debt was dropping.

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PYQ7g TIL that Bruce Springsteen once signed a kid's late note after the kid came to one of his concerts holding a sign saying he's be late to school tomorrow. The note read, “Dear Ms. Jackson, Xabi has been out very late rocking & rolling. Please excuse him if he is tardy.”
DQpRP TIL about William Rankin, a pilot who in 1959 parachuted into and survived passing through a cumulonimbus thunderstorm cloud while it was fully developed, an experience so traumatic that he dubbed it "being in a huge, uncontrollable laundry machine."
lo507 TIL about 9-year old Robert Douglas Spedden, who in 1915 was one of the first pedestrians killed by a car. Three years earlier he had survived the Titanic sinking.
8e9WG TIL about tigers may retaliate against those who have wronged them. They are known for their vengeful behavior.
R7DQ6 TIL Sunscreen is designed to filter UV rays and prevent sunburn, but will not prevent the production of melanin, meaning that your skin will tan