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TIL David Lynch did a commercial for PlayStation 2.

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JY9Bj TIL: Yesterday (July 4, 2020 at 0634 CDT) was Earth’s Aphelion day, meaning we were the farthest we’ll from the Sun this year. The next Perihelion (the closest we are) will be January 2, 2021 at 0750 CDT.
LvNZ TIL that “Pocari Sweat”, a Japanese soft/sports drink, will be the first commercial product advertised on the Moon following a capsule launch planned in October 2015.
XjQr TIL Goats are immune to poison oak/ivy and are used to control the growth of the toxic plants by grazing. Even better, the toxicants don’t pass through their milk.
GY6Kj TIL most of the deaths caused by tropical cyclones are not caused by the wind but by the storm surge.
vPakK TIL that Zhivopisny bridge in northwestern Moscow is unique because it runs diagonally along a ~400m section of the Moskva river, rather than perpendicularly across it.