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San Francisco is known for tech bros, a prison island, and, of course, its thick, ever-present, fog.

An image submitted to National Geographic’s Travel Photographer of the Year contest shows that iconic fog in action, as it slowly envelops a whole Bay Area town.

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ENyx TIL the Colt’s punter borrowed $100 for poker and turned it into $1,400. He used the funds for a trip to Miami to take part in a kicking competition for prospects. He made 9 consecutive field goals starting at 25 yards and moving 5 yards out each time. He was then offered a scholarship to WVU.
rJry TIL Two rescued elephant herds gathered to the funeral of the conservationist who saved their life. It took them 12 hours to get there, without any sign or contact with them to “announce” his death. They hadn’t visited the home in over 3 years, and left after 2 nights and 2 days of grieving.
Wk9YB TIL that to this day, the tomb of Cleopatra and Mark Antony has not been found
GXyQ TIL that when the last woolly mammoths died out, the pyramids of Giza were already a thousand years old
41o5 TIL of a type of food fraud where honey is cut with cheaper sugars and syrups and then sold as pure honey. This is called ‘Honey Laundering’.