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TIL some weather balloon instrument packages contain prepaid mail bags, so if you find them you can post them back to the National Weather Service!

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Egedx TIL Cows were brought to Japan from China in the 2nd century. Until the Meiji Restoration in 1868, they were used only as draught animals, in agriculture, forestry, mining and for transport, also a source of fertilizer. Due to cultural and religious reasons, meat and milk was not consumed.
G7VJ TIL Pirates were among the first groups to institute democratic governance, including election of captains.
4X9P6 TIL The cover art for Eminem's album Kamikaze is homage to Beastie Boys' Licensed to Ill
J1LVj TIL that a popular Halloween song, "Thriller," was written by an Englishman named Rod Temperton. He wrote a number of top hits for other recording artists, won a Grammy award and was nominated for an Oscar. His nickname was "The Invisible Man" because he chose to stay out of the limelight.
4kBWJ TIL that there exists a rare phenomenon called "sun pillars," which are vertical shafts of light extending upward from the sun during sunrise or sunset. These optical illusions are caused by the reflection and refraction of sunlight by ice crystals in the atmosphere.