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TIL that regardless of what service you get your weather information from, almost all of the data comes from the same place. NOAA has the only nationwide weather radar and operates the only weather satellites in the US. It freely distributes it’s information into the public domain.

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b9EYN TIL Bald eagle nests can be 13 feet deep, and 8 feet wide, and can weigh more than 1 ton.