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TIL That There is a Mysterious "Hum" in Parts of the World That Only Certain Members of the Population Can Hear.

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6L5Y TIL that basically none of the casinos we associate with Las Vegas are officially in the city of Las Vegas. They’re all located in an unincorporated town named Paradise.
olmo TIL Ray Bradbury first titled Fahrenheit 451 “The Fireman”, then called a local fire station to ask what temperature it would take to actually ignite books. The responding firemen placed him on hold and burnt a book, then reported that the heat required was “Fahrenheit 451″.
vPxGD TIL the ridges on the back of a windshield ice scraper are for scoring the ice to get it off easier
R7Xoa TIL clothes hangers weren’t invented until the early 1900s. Before that people had fewer clothes and used shelves and hooks.
JY9gj TIL after writing the original theme song to "Monk," Jeff Beal was fired and replaced with Randy Newman. After he won an Emmy for the original theme, he was hired back and they made an episode in tribute to him about a fan who was mad they changed the original theme song of their favorite show.