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TIL that the “post-rain” smell is caused by a mixture of plant oils, bacterial spores, and ozone

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Zera TIL in 1986 the United Way released 1.5 million balloons in Cleveland as a publicity stunt. It clogged the land and waterways of NE Ohio, shut down an airport runway, and forced the Coast Guard to suspend a search and rescue of 2 men who ended up drowning.
L1vP TIL the City of Manchester in the UK has a “Gay Village”, which consists of a fully-gay supermarket, and the bars and clubs attract over 20,000 visitors per weekend.
8BoX TIL an electric bell has been running off the same battery since 1840 and is still working today.
78Q6p TIL that Chinese is written without spaces between successive characters and words.
ROYl TIL: When “Dune” came out in 1984, several theaters handed out a laminated cheat sheet to try to minimize audience confusion.