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TIL Lantian "Jay" Graber, CEO of Bluesky, has a name that means "blue sky" in Mandarin Chinese. However, the resemblance to the project's name is purely coincidental, as Jack Dorsey chose "Bluesky" before she got involved.

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1a5DX TIL that bumblebees hold the insect record for high altitude flying. They have been discovered on Mt. Everest at more than 5,600-meters above sea level, and flew successfully in a flight chamber which recreated the thin air of 9,000-meters.
PYBRn Today I learned that Count von Count from Sesame Street has hypnotic powers, but only used them in two episodes.
Xk6R TIL that the IT Crowd made an American pilot with Joel McHale as Roy
aw9lJ TIL Fortnite creator Tim Sweeney is one of the largest landowners in North Carolina and has been buying land for ecologically sustainable purposes since 2008
dDR6Q TIL mushroom clouds can be caused by any powerful explosion, not just nuclear, and there are depictions of them in art since the 1700's