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TIL While pigs can't fly, most breeds are actually good swimmers.

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WAo TIL hurricanes in Australia were originally named after local politicians a weather man didn’t like.
OG4m1 TIL only 37% of Rings of Power viewers completed season one domestically (45% overseas). In comparison, two cancelled shows (First Kill & Resident Evil) on another service had completion rates below 50%, but higher than ROP's domestic figure.
MLp7 TIL that unlike most airlines after 9/11, who collectively lost over $50 billion and shed 160,000 jobs, Southwest Airlines didn’t lay off one employee or ground one flight to save money. Also, when it opened at BWI Airport, fares dropped 70 percent and the number of passengers increased sevenfold.
1pJO TIL there is a site on Earth that had naturally occurring nuclear fission reactions.
EXbw TIL people in Japan are chronically lonely and about 70 people a day commit suicide mainly due to this but they seem to do little to prevent being lonely. Currently in Osaka if someone wants a free hug.