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TIL Using only an aluminum can, water, a stirring rod, and thermometers you can measure the elevation of clouds from your location in this simple experiment

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neGWY TIL that The Volcanic Eruption of Krakatoa Indonesia On 27th August 1883 with an explosion the equivalent power of 150 million tonnes of TNT. The eruption was so loud that the sound was heard over a twelfth of the Earth’s surface, the shockwaves reverberated around the entire planet, seven times.
8NK TIL you can donate rice to impoverished people just by answering questions – and learn in the process. More people should do this…
0dR7N TIL — The chief factor affecting the speed of sound is the temperature.
0vRp TIL that a 1000MW coal power plant puts 100x more radiation into the atmosphere than a nuclear power plant
gwm7 TIL that ITT Tech has been investigated for claims of widespread grade inflation. In one instance, a student got a 100% on a computer forensics assignment for turning in a noodle recipe.