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TIL that an average cloud weighs around 551 tons (or 1.1 million pounds)

by whatilearned September 3, 2022, 12:31 pm

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TIL about the Argentavis magnificens, one of the largest flying birds to ever exist, with a wingspan of 17 to 21 feet (5.2 to 6.4 meters). It is considered as the heaviest flying bird of all time, at around 160 pounds (72.6 kilograms). Due to the size of its wings, it likely flew mainly by soaring.

by whatilearned August 28, 2022, 7:16 pm

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TIL that by the time the place of origin for pepper had been located, the East India Company was chartered in 1601. By 1603, the EIC brought a million pounds of black pepper (1/4 the total demand in Europe) back to London

by whatilearned August 22, 2022, 1:53 am

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TIL the average person consumes about 24 kilograms (53 pounds) of sugar each year, with North and South Americans consuming up to 50 kg (110 lb) and Africans consuming under 20 kg (44 lb).

by whatilearned August 13, 2022, 10:36 pm

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18 pounds at birth

by cringeyjokesman July 13, 2022, 4:59 pm

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TIL after filming of the restauraunt scene in the 1983 “Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life”, hundreds of pounds of fake vomit had to be cleaned up on short notice as a wedding was booked at the same venue hours later.

by whatilearned July 2, 2022, 1:55 am

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TIL Actor Vincent D’Onofrio gained 70 pounds to play the role of Private Leonard Lawrence (aka Private Pyle) in Full Metal Jacket. This is still the current record for most weight gained for a role. Nine months after filming, D’Onofrio had lost the weight to play Dawson in Adventures in Babysitting.

by whatilearned June 27, 2022, 3:34 am

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TIL that humans shed about 600,000 particles of skin every hour. By age 70, humans lose an average of 105 pounds of skin.

by whatilearned June 24, 2022, 1:36 am

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TIL about Angus Barbieri, a Scottish man who fasted for 382 days straight and lost 276 pounds (125kg). He only consumed black coffee, tea and vitamins. He did not suffer any negative effects from not eating.

by whatilearned June 17, 2022, 7:06 pm

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TIL that Napoleon Bonaparte sniffed over seven pounds of snuff a month.

by whatilearned June 14, 2022, 7:59 pm

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TIL: During the Civil War, the Confederate army used bat guano, 2.500 pounds a day during the mining operation, to make gunpowder.

by whatilearned June 6, 2022, 1:28 pm

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If Americans switched from pounds to kilograms overnight

by cringeyjokesman June 1, 2022, 11:56 pm

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