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TIL We are currently amidst the longest gap between EF5 tornadoes in history

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aw0Go TIL when Apollo 11 landed, it had only about 25 seconds of fuel left.
QWVp TIL that in 1958 the U.S. Air Force lost a 7,600 lb hydrogen bomb off the coast of Georgia. It’s still there.
ANWJa TIL that some people suffer from a "weekend migraine" or "let-down headache" on weekends or other breaks from a 9-to-5 weekday job due to a decrease in stress.
6Eg68 TIL If you have a rope long enough to wrap around the entire circumference of the globe. The rope is 24,901.55 miles long. If you now want to lengthen the rope so that it can hover one foot off the ground at all points on earth. It only takes just 6.28 feet more of rope.
DOPr TIL that British band Jethro Tull initially had trouble getting repeat bookings, so they changed their name frequently. The name “Jethro Tull” stuck because they were using it the first time a club manager invited them back.