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TIL At any given time there are approximately 2,000 thunderstorms taking place globally.

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OG8R TIL that the fastest growing religion in North America and Europe is not Islam, but Buddhism
vP0kR TIL that Otis Redding considered Bob Dylan to be his favorite singer, calling him ‘the greatest.' At one point, Bob personally offered Otis a song to record, but the cover never happened. As Otis put it, 'I didn’t do it because I just didn’t feel it. Mind you, I dig his work like mad.'"
l7LZA TIL that a Sig Alert was developed in 1955 because the LAPD refused to notify radio stations of traffic disruptions, requiring stations to call in, thus tying up the phone lines and requiring officers to constantly repeat the same information.
X0EmE TIL Napoleon’s military tactics are still utilized by armies, and studied by students in academies around the world 200 years later.
16XV7 TIL that early relatives of Hemp, Hops, and Cannabis originated from the Late Cretaceous