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TIL % chance of rain means the % of forecast simulations suggesting it’ll rain in your area.

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wokMM TIL that Stephen III of Moldavia handed the Ottoman Empire one of its greatest losses in 1475, despite being heavily outnumbered. After the battle, Stephen fasted for forty days and banned people from praising him for his success, saying that it belonged to God alone.
XELX TIL that the first sports bra was created by hooking two jockstraps together. It was originally called the “jockbra.”
JYAKk TIL that in 1942 the song "Deep in the Heart of Texas" was banned by BBC during working hours on the grounds that its infectious melody might cause wartime factory-hands to neglect their tools while they clapped in time with the song.
E0yp TIL George Carlin hosted the very first episode of Saturday Night Live.
78oaX TIL Mitch Hedberg was found dead (overdose) in his hotel room March 30th 2005, but was announced on April 1st (monday), causing some fans to believe it was an april fools joke.