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TIL only 4% of Americans had a passport in the 1990s

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QNXbX TIL that the average cumulus cloud (typically seen in fair weather) contains 1.1 million pounds of water droplets, that's the equivalent weight of five adult blue whales (the largest animal on the planet)
M7YrK TIL, with a running start, Usain Bolt ran a 100m in 8.70 seconds in 2009
P1nPw TIL that King James VI of Scotland and I of England (1566–1625) enjoyed the company of handsome young men, shared his bed with his favourites and was often passionate in his expressions of love for them. He railed fiercely against sodomy.
nWXDW TIL A soccer match in Madagascar ended 149-0 after the away team deliberately scored own goals after each kick off to protest a referee's decision in a previous game. Many spectators demanded a refund.
4b0g TIL there’s a waterfall where nobody knows where the water goes. Minnesota’s Devil’s Kettle Falls dumps into a giant pothole with no seeable exit. Researchers have poured dye, ping-pong balls, even logs into it, then watched the lake for any sign of them. So far, none have ever been found.