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TIL ‘Double Rainbow Guy' Paul Vasquez has died :(

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XEOV6 TIL that in 1825, the panda was given its name by a French zoologist. 76 years later, the name was lent to a black and white bear that was mistakenly thought to be a close relative. The giant panda’s name stuck, and the original panda became the lesser or red panda.
dDREZ TIL that in Hawaiian Shinto shrines, George Washington is worshiped as a kami.
m1naR TIL The costliest natural disaster in US is severe convective storms (Hail and Tornado), not Hurricanes. In 2023 alone SCS caused north of $60 Billion insured losses.
wo9P TIL that all of Earth’s naturally-occurring gold is within its core. The gold we mine from the planet’s crust was delivered by meteorites.
mxxpO TIL: George Clooney sold a tequila company for $1 billion USD