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TIL That a cloud can weigh more than a million pounds.

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ANXax TIL that because baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson was illiterate, and his wife usually signed his name, his actual autographs are very valuable. A signed photo of himself was the highest price ever paid for a sports photo, $1.47 million.
aw6Jb TIL that so many concepts in mathematics are named after "Bernoulli" because multiple members of this family contributed to the field over a hundred-year period
MvGm TIL - The Navy has a goat as a mascot because goats were common on ships to serve as a source of food and leather. Cows were too big and became dangerous in rough seas. Goats can also swim.
6E467 TIL that the Poundland discount stores chose Star Wars' Jedi Grand Master Yoda as the voice of their self-service checkout. "Finished, you have. Items, you must take!"