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TIL Kurt Cobain warned a kid about the dangers of smoking

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78n7r TIL Kermit the Frog's name in most of Hispanic America is la rana René (René the Frog), while in Spain, he is named Gustavo.
WkA7A TIL the term "Cletus Safari" - (the kind of news article in which the writer makes an expedition from some enclave of sophistication—New York City, let's say—to go talk to the exotic folk out in the hinterlands to get their take on an issue of interest.)
EggXp TIL of Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) scheduled (now) for early 2025 launch, which will map particles and shape of the heliosphere - the shield from our sun that protects us from cosmic rays.
gXbW TIL that a hypersonic vehicle exists that demonstrated a stable aerodynamically-controlled flight at speeds of up to Mach 20.
GbDE TIL a sub-generation exists called the “Oregon Trail Generation”, and consists of people born in the late ‘70s and early '80s.