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TIL There have been multiple attempts to privatize the National Weather Service and charge for weather data that is currently in the public domain

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p8a6p TIL the largest movement of physical wealth in history was during WW2, Operation Fish had 186,332 gold bars and more than 8 million ounces of gold coins sent to Canada from the UK with not even one crate or treasury bill going missing.
yQoNa TIL: The Soviets tried to poison the leader of Afghanistan but the Coca-Cola they put it in saved his life.
yQWJw TIL European dragons are mostly featured as evil creatures, greedily hoarding gold, breathing fire on innocents, leaving a path of destruction in its wake. Asian dragons, however, are benevolent creatures, bringing good luck and prosperity wherever it goes.
VBGj4 Today I learned that companies like Starbucks and Verizon use US prison labor to increase profit margins.
78mQP TIL the Manchu people ruled China from 1636 to 1912, and their language, both pronunciation and script, resembles Mongolian.