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Today I learned what a VISBILITY Brigade is.

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m1YYv TIL that automatic car washes can damage your vehicle’s paint job in as little as one wash by leaving ‘swirl marks’ in the paint.
LQwbV TIL a guy in 1982 strapped 42 weather balloons to a lawnchair and proceeded to reach an altitude of 4900 meters (16,000 feet). Using a pellet gun he was able to pop the balloons and descend safely despite hitting some powerlines on the way down. He was dubbed "Lawnchair Larry" afterwards.
VBMLZ TIL after his two previous ads/films were rejected by his clients, experimental filmmaker Peter Kubelka changed country and made "Arnulf Rainer". When this 7 minute film premiered in 1960, most of the audience walked out and Kubelka lost most of his friends because of it.
JkKk TIL inner speech can clock in at 4,000 words per minute, 10X faster than verbal speech.
dyB9 TIL there is a Major League Baseball pitcher who retired with an ERA of infinity. He never got an out in his one appearance, letting up seven runs.