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TIL weather forecasts are good at predicting temperatures but bad at predicting rain

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6E9VZ TIL the Lyrebird can mimic the sounds of other animals as well as unnatural sounds, like chainsaws.
AlWw TIL there’s a man in England who, after reading a book about King Arthur, was astonished to see so many similarities between himself and the Arthur of the book, so decided to change his name to Arthur Uther Pendragon, and thinks of himself a reincarnation of the King.
eokJ TIL that when the Space Shuttle Columbia landed in White Sands, New Mexico in 1982, sand got everywhere. So much gypsum dust got into the spacecraft that sand kept coming out from nooks and crannies of Columbia for the next two decades.
OogY6 TIL: The first evidence of domestic dogs is from 14,500 years ago where a puppy was buried with its two owners
p8aj4 TIL Malaysia has a unique ceremonial monarchy system where nine monarchs each take turns being king. Malaysia has nine states with traditional Malay kings. The top throne of the country is rotated amongst them as a power compromise.