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TIL: The Iran Blizzard of February 1972, recorded as the deadliest in history, took over 4,000 lives during a week-long storm burying southern Iran under 7.9 meters of snow. The catastrophe unfolded after four years of drought, leaving a profound impact on the region.

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yVj4w TIL the full development archive of a SpongeBob PS1 game was leaked after the developer, Climax Studios, sold off their assets on eBay. In the leaked files, there exists concept art sketches (apparently created by a dev) that depict SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy having anal sex.
e0R1E TIL that a 2002 episode of "The Twilight Zone" addressed the novikov self-consistency principle of time travel: a woman, played by Katherine Heigl, goes back in time to kill baby Hitler. She succeeds, but his mother adopts a child and raises him as Adolf. He grows up to lead the Nazi Party.
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VMvMD TIL that during the Lewis & Clark expedition Sacagawea was reunited with her brother Cameahwait, the "Great Chief" of the Lemhi Shoshones. This led to generous aid including selling horses, carrying cargo, sharing knowledge of the Bitterroot Mountains and the Columbia River, and supplying a guide.
kJBxd TIL The x's on moonshine jugs indicates how many times the moonshine has been distilled on the still. A jug labeled "xxx" indicates the moonshine has been distilled three times and is almost 100% pure alcohol.