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TIL Weathermen generally over-predict chances of rain, maximizing viewer happiness by increasing their precautions to not get wet. This is called “The Wet Bias”.

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vlWL TIL Charles Francis Feeney, a retail magnate & former billionaire, went from being worth $6.3 billion to $1.5 million after donating 99.9% of his wealth to charity.
Wkjn4 TIL An unusual friendship between a Female Grey Wolf and a Male Brown Bear was spotted every night for 10 days straight, spending several hours together between 8pm to 4am. They would even share food together.
JYMgQ TIL the oldest continuously-inhabited community in the U.S.A. is Acoma Pueblo, where the Acoma people have lived for more than 800 years
dyOQ Today I learned that if a Disney cruise ship needs to be evacuated, the first people to get a lifeboat are two Disney employees dressed as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. This is to ensure children that the two characters did not go down with the ship.
E1vJW TIL: Einstein reportedly didn't want his brain studied post-mortem; nonetheless, the autopsy doctor took the brain without family permission. It took around 20 years for the public to learn just how much of the "specimen" remained with that doctor.