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TIL adult diapers outsell baby diapers in Japan.

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AN5gl TIL the decibel scale is logarithmic, similar to the Richter scale used to measure earthquakes. This means a100 decibel sound is 10 billion times louder than a 10 decibel sound.
MeYg7 TIL Daniel "Chappie" James Jr. was an American fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force and the first African American to reach the rank of four-star general. During the Vietnam War he served under Colonel Robin Olds and together they were known as "Blackman and Robin"
Q06 TIL that the origin of the word “Conundrum” is unknown. Yet etymologists are satisfied with this because it suits the word.
8OnL TIL approximately 80% of “close door” elevator buttons aren’t connected to anything.
ANbRw TIL that the fbi has a database of photos of peoples faces that are involved in trafficking and constantly asking for public assistance to help ID