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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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1nZP TIL in World War II the United States air-dropped thousands of leaflets over 35 Japanese cities, including Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which warned citizens that “some or all of the cities … will be destroyed by American bombs” and to “evacuate the cities named and save your lives.”
e0EVb TIL that coca cola altered it's formula to introduce new coke, faced backslash from public, launch coke with old formula under brand coca cola classic
xVKAw TIL: That tea drinking is declining in Britain while rising in the US
EgPQx TIL there's a type of ant that effectively explodes itself in a spray of acid in defense of the colony
69d68 TIL That there is a tiny island called “Just Room Enough Island” in the Thousand Islands region of the St. Lawrence What makes it unique is that the island is so small that it only has enough space for a single house and a tree.