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TIL That clouds typically weigh about a million pounds.

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GMr4 TIL “Texas” means “crazy” in Norway
YreG TIL Stethoscope was invented because the shy French doctor felt uncomfortable placing his face on a younger woman’s chest.
QNG8d TIL Iranian general Fathollah Minbashian was fired by Shah Pahlavi for being too resistant to foreign interests. After the Shah was overthrown, he offered to serve the new Islamic Republic, but they refused and ironically demanded that he report for the crime of collaborating with foreign powers.
O1v6 TIL Dumb people over estimate their abilities. Smart people under estimate their abilities. Dunning-Kruger.
VB1OD TIL about the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, a non-stop, single-handed, round-the-world yacht race held in 1968-69. Of the 9 participants: 4 retired before leaving the Atlantic Ocean, one retired after Cape Horn, one sank, one committed suicide, one abandoned it, and only one completed the race