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TIL: From 1972 to 2025 Vail lift tickets went from $9/day to $329/day. 3600% increase.

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4YY6 TIL Hurricane season is in late summer because that’s when the temperature difference between the sea surface and the air above is the greatest.
0w8a5 TIL Devil Facial Tumour Disease is a cancer affecting Tasmanian Devils. It wiped out 95% of affected colonies between 1996 and 2015. The devils already had a gene which fought the tumour, but its frequency increased with natural selection. Devil populations now survive in disease-stricken areas.
xGYb TIL a Scottish man, Robert Barclay Allardice, walked 1000 miles in 1000 hours to win 1000 guineas. He is considered the father of the 19th century sport of pedestrianism, a precursor to racewalking.
N76lQ TIL that Robert Downey Jr. gave Chris Evans a custom-designed "Steve Rogers" car with the Cap shield emblazoned on the steering wheel
G7p1 TIL in 1962, the actress Clara Blandick, who played “Auntie Em” in The Wizard of Oz, neatly arranged her room to display memorabilia, press clippings, and a resume of her career. She then dressed immaculately, took an overdose of sleeping pills, and tied a plastic bag over her head.