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TIL the average cloud weighs about 1.1 million pounds.

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0xaN TIL NES and SNES consoles turn yellow as they age because of a breakdown of a flame retardant chemical added to plastics used in older computer hardware.
E1a8X TIL of flail chest, an injury in which broken ribs become detached from the rest of the chest wall and move opposite to the rest of the torso while breathing.
kOgME TIL studies on the subject indicate Morning People are generally happier and less inclined to develop bad habits, while Night Owls are generally a bit more intelligent and sexually promiscuous
R51r8 TIL that during the 1621–23 "Kipper und Wipper" crisis, cities in the Holy Roman Empire debased their coins so badly children reportedly used them as toys
wLKJo TIL in a soccer match between Iran and Denmark, an Iranian player mistook a whistle from the crowd as being the referee's half-time signal, and picked the ball up with his hands in the penalty area. Danish player Morten Wieghorst missed the resultant penalty on purpose, and Denmark lost 1–0.