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TIL that a group of flamingoes is called a flamboyance.

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wL6pM TIL out of the three different types of lightning, ground to cloud lightning is the rarest, but the most dangerous. The reason why it is called “ground to cloud” is that the flash itself comes up from the ground.
Yp4Dr TIL that the Weights & Measures Services in Virginia is responsible for the inspection and testing of all commercially used weighing and measuring equipment including gasoline dispensers, grocery scales, scanners, vehicle scales, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) meters and vehicle tank meters.
gVw7 TIL In the TV show “Home Improvement”, the “Tool Time” audience is the actual live studio audience.
RnZ8 TIL a lonely, defomed dolphin was adopted by a family of sperm whales.
LnPQ TIL that there is a McDonald’s that is closed to the public and is just used for filming commercials.