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TIL in 2020 a 477-mile long lightning bolt was recorded spanning from Texas through Louisiana and into Mississippi

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LkrAZ TIL that Creed Bratton who played a fictionalized version of himself on 'The Office' was born as William Charles Schneider. In his early years he decided to try life as a traveling musician and made his way on a global excursion, during which he changed his name
xolB TIL there’s a computer cluster at Carnegie Melon that’s been running nonstop since January 2010, teaching itself facts from the internet
VMX1m TIL fake Xmas trees have to be used for 20 years to be more environmentally friendly than using real trees
78Q9O TIL about Josephine Cochrane, who invented the dishwasher because she was fed up of China breaking whilst being hand washed.
4XxvR TIL of pokeweed berries. Found in our backyard, these berries look like a cross between blueberries and grapes. These berries are dramatically poisonous and can result in respiratory paralysis. Birds are immune to the poison; dogs, humans, and other mammals are not.