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TIL that Glitter is destroying our oceans.

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grZeX TIL Some farmers use hail cannons to try and disrupt hailstones in the atmosphere, so they don't ruin their crops.
e009L It's complicated.
8aVbK TIL: Canadian insurance companies run a cloud seeding program to prevent the formation of large hailstones and reduce the amount of insurance claims for hail damage
P1E6w TIL that the Eurasian magpie is one of the most intelligent birds, and one of the most intelligent of all non-human animals. The expansion of its nidopallium is approx. the same in its relative size as the brain of humans. It is the only bird known to pass the mirror test.
wLxoY TIL of the Sharp EL-8061 - essentially a pocket-watch/calculator hybrid