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TIL NOAA announced it was to start using lowercase letters in forecasts by saying “NOAA’S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS WILL STOP YELLING AT YOU”

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kObvW TIL that the direct opposite part of the world from where you are is called your ‘antipode’ and the vast majority of the USA’s antipode is actually in the Indian Ocean.
kLg TIL there’s a bridge in Norway built from Leonardo De Vinci’s drawings 500 years earlier.
xVorw TIL Andrew Myrick, a storekeeper on a Minnesota Native American reservation, told starving natives to get grass if they were hungry. He was found dead on the first day of the Dakota War of 1862 with grass stuffed in his mouth.
YpPbd TIL During a 1989 Christmas television broadcast, Santa Claus encouraged all children to hold the phone to the TV, tricking them into dialing a 1-900 number that automatically charged several dollars to their parents' phone bill.
JYDYB TIL about The Birthday Paradox. In a room of just 23 people, there’s a 50-50 chance of at least two people having the same birthday. In a room of 75, there’s a 99.9% chance of at least two people matching.