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TIL: Operating a gas-powered leaf blower for 1hr produces as much NOx as driving a 2016 Camry for 1,000 miles

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KD8R TIL “cute aggression” is a term used to describe something that is so cute you want to squeeze it
kJB9g TIL Elvis Presley craved the Fool's Gold Loaf, which consists of a hollowed-out loaf of French bread filled with one 1-lb. jar each of creamy peanut and grape jelly and a pound of fried bacon. It packs ~8,000 calories. He and friends once flew from Memphis to Denver to eat 30 of them.
kJx5W TIL:Iin 2001, the eponymous 'Girl from Ipanema' (Heloísa Pinheiro) wanted to capitalize on the famous song by naming her boutique 'Garota de Ipanema', and was subsequently sued by the song's copyright holders.
9YrvQ TIL of The Golden State Killer, a serial killer who committed more than 120 alleged burglaries, 50 assaults, and 13 murders in California. His operated from 1974-1986. There was a 5-year gap between his last 2 murders. He would phone and taunt his victims. A suspect was arrested in 2018.
PYmQE TIL that in WWII the US was going to use Bat Bombs on Japan to burn down houses and forests.