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TIL that instead of the Tooth Fairy, kids in Italy, France, Spain Hispanic America, and parts of Belgium and South Africa leave their teeth out for the Tooth Mouse.

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a8VEo TIL: about a derecho, which is a widespread, long-lived, straight line wind storm that is associated with a fast-moving group of severe thunderstorms known as a mesoscale convective system. They are very dangerous and can cause hurricane and tornado-force winds, heavy rains, and flash floods.
1m7D TIL In 1994 IBM created and sold the Simon Personal Communicator, it was the first cellular phone to include telephone and PDA features in one device.
ZNpp TIL The White House had solar heating panels back in 1979
KYGlE TIL 'Project West Ford,' a 1963 attempt by the US military to create an artificial ionosphere above Earth. They launched 480 million tiny copper needles into space to facilitate global radio communication. The project was short-lived, and the needles eventually clumped together and fell out of orbit
4kp1g TIL Giraffes have purple/blue tongues. Here's 9 facts about it lol.