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TIL Japan had machines that can type thousands of different letters using just one key

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KORQw TIL the National League of Families POW/MIA Flag is the only flag other than the US flag to have flown over the White House and is the only flag ever to be displayed in the Rotunda
aOKL TIL that the Power Ranger Command center is actually a Jewish college.
awwyo Pyrocumulus clouds tower tall above a wildfire in these photos taken last week from an Oregon National Guard F-15C. Most cumulus clouds form when the sun-warmed surface heats air, causing it to rise and carry moisture upward where it condenses to form clouds. In pyrocumulus clouds, the driving heat is supplied by a forest fire or volcanic eruption. The hot, rising air carries smoke and soot particles upward, where they become nucleation sites for condensation. Pyrocumulus clouds can be especially turbulent, and the gusting winds they produce can exacerbate wildfires. In some cases, the clouds can even develop into a pyrocumulonimbus thunderstorm with rain and lightning.
DQ78P TIL: George Lucas added 3 new shots to The Empire Strikes Back in the weeks between the 70mm Release (~100 Screens) in May 1980 and the wider 35mm Release in June 1980. He felt the final scenes were geographically confusing and wanted to clarify them with establishing shots of the ships.
ReL6 TIL that Andrew Jackson’s political opponents referred to him as jackass. He adopted the name and used it as his campaign symbol. It would eventually become the symbol of the entire Democratic Party