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TIL that the Moon is slowing down the Earth's rotation

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l7nmA TIL The US military used "cloud seeding" to extend the rainy monsoon season during the Vietnam War to damage bridges, ruin roads, and cause landslides. "Weather Modification" is now banned by the Geneva Conventions
vDbx TIL 4 Americans have the same amount of wealth as 40% Americans combined.
d8Avr TIL Lemony Snicket named the Baudelaire Children after Charles Baudelaire, a French poet that said, "Evil is committed without effort, naturally, fatally; goodness is always the product of some art"
a8e7L TIL 2008 US Air Force Base B-2 accident, the most expensive aviation failure was caused due to condensation of water in air data sensors.
Z8MBG TIL that Gordon Ramsay was covered in gasoline and held at gunpoint in Costa Rica while he was investigating illegal shark fin trading for a TV show