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TIL Floridian fathers had to be reminded not to assault their child via a billboard because it was becoming a problem.

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nWE8b TIL: The Iran Blizzard of February 1972, recorded as the deadliest in history, took over 4,000 lives during a week-long storm burying southern Iran under 7.9 meters of snow. The catastrophe unfolded after four years of drought, leaving a profound impact on the region.
mNaO TIL The U.S Army has been cultivating a special unit of whistleblowers for combating groupthink in relation to critical decisions.
xEm7 TIL 70% of Americans hate their jobs.
0dAgM TIL the first Ariane 5 launch failed because software engineers left redundant code from the previous version of the rocket. A 64-bit FP variable was made as an input to a 16 bit integer, resulting in an integer overflow that crashed the rocket's launch computer.
pY06N TIL Hand sanitizer does not kill norovirus (stomach flu), washing hands is the best line of defense against this plague