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TIL that the National Weather Service issued a Tornado Warning in 2020 because of a wildfire.

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1nmP TIL Bug zappers fell out of common use because for every 10,000 bugs it killed, only eight were found to be mosquitoes.
P1LoZ TIL The Doobie Brothers have a touring band whose members are entirely different to the official rock band. In effect the brand owns a tribute band
E14Pd TIL All dogs have been banned from Antarctica since 1994
MeldV TIL: Many Native Americans consider the national holiday of Thanksgiving Day as a reminder of the genocide and continued suffering of the Native American peoples. Participants in the National Day of Mourning honor Native ancestors and the struggles of Native peoples to survive today.
p8ygN TIL that the well-known 'ugly' blob fish (the one with the nose) only looks like that when they are pulled out from the high pressure environments such as deep beneath the oceans up to the surface. The pressure change results in tissue damage which makes the fish look like it's melting.