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TIL A cloud typically weighs 1.1 million pounds

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OGk4X TIL three people are confirmed to have been cured of HIV and another three similar cases have been reported, but it is too early to say if HIV has been completely cleared in these cases.
ROd8 TIL the Irish are the second biggest tea drinkers on the planet. They have been found to drink more tea per pound than both China and India combined.
b9pYp TIL Freddie Mercury ended a potential collab with Michael Jackson because he felt uncomfortable with Jackson's pet llama in the studio.
KDAG TIL that when smoking tobacco, taking short quick puffs has a stimulating effect, while deep puffs induce sedation.
ADwna TIL that asbestos can be found in rocks and soil all over the world and has been used for over 4,500 years by our ancestors for various purposes. But the large scale asbestos industry started with the mining of asbestos in Quebec, Canada in the 1870's.