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TIL The majority of explosives tested on Mythbusters were provided for free by bomb squads. The bomb squads found value in treating the experiments as training exercises.

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neeeG TIL in Finland, some children read to dogs and cows because they actually like listening and are extremely attentive.
0VEL TIL that in music, an 8th note is called a ‘Quaver’, a 16th note is called a 'Semiquaver’, a 32nd note is called a 'Demisemiquaver’, a 64th note is called a 'Hemidemisemiquaver’, a 128th note is called a 'Semihemidemisemiquaver’ and a 256th note is called a 'Demisemihemidemisemiquaver’.
p8wDp TIL when Sun Ra played a gig at a mental hospital, it prompted a patient to talk for the first time in years. She got up in the middle of the set, stood next to him at the piano, and a few minutes later leaned over and almost screamed, "Do you call that music?!"
7KVM TIL that in 2012, JC Penny implemented a “Fair and Square” policy that did away with sales prices and coupons that fool customers and instead priced everything at what it’s actually worth. Customers hated it, the CEO was fired, and the deceptive pricing was quickly reinstated.
YpGD7 TIL the hippocampus got its name because it resembled a seahorse