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TIL that the iconic THX sound that plays before trailers isn't actually very loud, it just feels loud because it contains a spectrum of frequencies that go from low to high.

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pl44 TIL that billionaire Elon Musk was severely bullied throughout his childhood, and was once hospitalized when a group of boys threw him down a flight of stairs and then beat him until he blacked out.
KOAxG TIL that Crested Black Macaque's are the most affectionate monkeys in the world, due to living in a forest full of food where they all want for nothing. They love to hug, blow kisses, share, and make friends.
a89kZ TIL Fairy Shrimp are a species that lives in ephemeral pools of rainwater, and completes its lifecycle by laying eggs by the time those pools dry up. Its eggs then wait until the next time that pool fills, even years or decades, and the cycle repeats
woGOP TIL that Super Bowl shirts made for the losing team get donated to a nonprofit aid group, which then donates the shirts to impoverished nations
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