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TIL of the Double-slit experiment. Reality is weird

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167Y7 TIL that from 1643 to 1774-over 130 years-France had only 2 kings: Louie XIV and XV, the first and 20th longest reigning monarchs back to back.
NXAJ1 TIL that the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, Ulanbataar, Singapore, and Manila all use the same time zone.
J1P6k TIL that 92 people have died from snakebites during religious ceremonies.
4PYw TIL - There are only two countries in the world where drug companies are permitted to advertise to the public: New Zealand and USA.
QJdEe TIL when the writers of LOST were pitching the show to ABC, the network was very concerned about the show being too serialized and genre based so they lied to ABC that you could drop in and watch from any episode, the show would be shot on a soundstage and there will be "no ultimate mystery".