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TIL windsocks are used to tell the wind speed and not just direction

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9wloG TIL in the Lorax (2012) by Illumination, "How Bad Can I Be?" only exists in the film because the original, "Biggering", was not considered palatable because of it's much darker commentary on big business, anti-corporatism and greed as the author (Dr. Seuss.) intended.
G485 TIL that, although Saint Patrick is famous for ridding Ireland of snakes, there was no evidence of there being snakes in Ireland in the first placs
e0Y1b TIL that popcorn, being relatively inexpensive, became popular during the Great Depression. It became a source of income for many struggling farmers, including the Redenbacher family. In fact, when sugar was rationed during WWII, Americans ate three times as much popcorn as they had before.
EbxX TIL The Golden Temple in India (which is regarded as the holiest site in Sikhism), runs a free kitchen that feeds more than 100,000 visitors a day regardless of race, class or religion.
pMmG TIL that in 2010 US crime rates were at their lowest in the past 40 years