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TIL that X% chance of rain doesn’t mean there is a X% probability it will rain. It means you’ll definitely get rain over X% of your geographical area.

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9wZZm TIL that Chris Farley completed most of his recordings for Shrek, and some of that audio was released.
nWDPr TIL There is a temple in India known as the Temple of Rats(Karni Mata Temple) where approximately 20,000 Rats(kābā) reside which are considered holy and treated with utmost care by devotees. Temple rules state that if you kill a Rat, you must replace it with a rat made of solid silver or gold.
dDX0E TIL that there was a group that created a sperm bank exclusively containing the semen of Nobel Prize winners in hopes of selectively birthing the next generation of geniuses.
E4bW TIL as of 2011 the Catholic Church operates the world’s largest non-governmental school system
D1Pr TIL that many marathons have a limit finishing time, after which a sweeper bus will come and pick up those who are still running.