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TIL Pineapple Express is more than a pot reference and a movie, it's a weather phenomenon that brings moisture from Hawaii to the Pacific Northwest.

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dDMJd TIL The acuity of Aqaba in Jordan intentionally sank 21 tanks, anti-aircraft, and other military memorabilia to create an underwater museum for divers
JYG0j TIL that the Gorkhas, soldiers native to the Kingdom of Gorkha, present-day Nepal, are well known for their fearlessness and combat prowess. They wield the signature Khukuri knife, a forward-curving traditional Nepali knife. In WWII, they fought with Allies against Axis powers in Asia and Europe.
ZmaG TIL that “sell by” and “best by” dates are unregulated and have no relationship to safety, part of why Americans toss 160 billion pounds of food every year.
9wpZG TIL rust (corrosion) has an estimated worldwide annual cost of $2.5 trillions, roughly 3.4% of the global GDP
LQgpm TIL The tallest dam on earth, the Usoi Dam, is not man-made. The dam is a landslide from the 1911 Sarez earthquake that blocked the Murghab River in Tajikistan. In 2015 the dam survived a 7.2 magnitude earthquake with no signs of deterioration.