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TIL that in North Carolina, non-linear models which predict sea rise due to climate change are banned by law

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nr4b TIL that the 1935 nobel peace prize was awarded to a German whistleblower who revealed their cladestine re-armament. In 1992 a German court upheld his conviction for treason & espionage
yQyZv TIL of the loudest plane ever built, the XF-84H Thunderstreak. At idle power, the propeller would create continuous sonic booms that emitted visible shock waves. Anyone nearby, regardless of ear protection, suffered severe nausea, headaches, and it even caused one man to have a seizure.
QJ8M TIL All QuickTrip gas stations offer a safe house where at risk youth can come in off the street.
negNP TIL During the Great Depression, members of the Civilian Conservation Corps planted over 3 billion trees in the US in under ten years.
PYPxJ TIL that former Prime Minister of Norway Jens Stoltenberg once went incognito as a taxi-driver in Oslo because he wanted to "hear from real Norwegian voters and that taxis were one of the few places where people shared their true views."