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TIL That a small cloud (1 Cubic Kilometer) weighs about 1.1 million lbs!

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5VK5P TIL that the inventor of the Pringles can, Fred Baur, was so proud of his creation that he requested to be buried in one. His family honored his request and buried part of his ashes in a Pringles can
kJrWE TIL Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was the first album to feature printed lyrics on it's sleeve. Previously, printed lyrics was seen by music publishers as a substantial loss of income.
R5M51 TIL Beginning in early 1942, the Canadian government detained and dispossessed more than 90 percent of Japanese Canadians, some 21,000 people, living in British Columbia. They were detained under the War Measures Act and were interned for the rest of the Second World War.
xRZD TIL at the age of 41, Jack LaLanne swam from Alcatraz to shore handcuffed. He repeated the feat at 60, this time towing a 1000 pound boat while shackled.
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