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TIL Sharon Tate was the inspiration for Malibu Barbie

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e0JD4 TIL The US is the global epicenter of tornado formation with an average of 1,200 each year. It’s the result of a unique geography that allows hot, dry air from the Southwest to flow atop moist, warm, unstable surface air east of the Rockies, with cold air at the jet-stream level overtopping it all
K9G TIL Several astronauts after being on space walks have said space smells a little like a mix of “seared steak, piping-hot metal and arc welding smoke.”
xVrOb TIL When Muhammad Ali fought Chuck Wepner, the inspiration for Rocky, the fight was billed with the phrase Give the White Guy a Break
LM6m TIL North Korea is believed to have up to 20 secret tunnels designed for a surprise attacks on South Korea
W7O6L TIL Japanese government once banned imported skis because "The snow is different in Japan"