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TIL of longplayer, a one thousand year long musical composition that is been playing since 31st of December 1999 and will continue till 2999.

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ONDL TIL that Japan didn’t sign the 1929 Geneva convention on treatment of POWs, and nearly half of all Americans captured by the Japanese in WW2 were killed in custody.
wodaE TIL In 1969, Nixon appointed a Space Task Group which presented recommendations including building an Earth-orbiting space station, a lunar-orbiting space station, a base on the lunar surface, and a human expedition to Mars. They were too expensive, so Nixon directed NASA to build the Space Shuttle
5YAyp TIL Two Canadian universities recalled condoms provided to students to promote safe sex after stapling a note about consent on them, thus putting staple holes in the condoms
ANwjw TIL that horror films often include infrasound, which is below the audible range for humans. Even though we can’t hear it, our bodies can detect it, causing anxiety, palpitations, and tremors.
D1RwP TIL that Papua New Guinea is the most linguistically diverse country. It has more languages than the entire continent of Europe.