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

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LOg9 TIL that anyone who is admitted can attend university in Norway for free and that their top of the line engineering degrees are taught in English.
bvVZ TIL when Internet Explorer 4 was released, drunk Microsoft employees dumped a huge IE logo in the fountain in front of Netscape’s building.
X0Ad6 TIL that Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia were cousins and exchanged conciliatory personal telegrams as World War I broke out between their countries. The messages were in informal English (a language they shared), signed “Willy” and “Nicky”.
oBg1L TIL the 3.5 mm Headphone Jack was patented in 1895. It was used to connect phone lines in 19th century switchboards.
ANGX4 TIL that in the state of Minnesota Supreme Court justices are forced to retire once they reach 70 years old.