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TIL that white noise is piped through office buildings as it's supposed to improve productivity.

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E1Qpd TIL that a baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers in 1974 featured unlimited beer for ten cents a cup. This led to an angry, drunken mob of Indians fans attacking the Rangers with knives, chains and folding chairs, forcing both teams to fight them off with baseball bats.
NBYe TIL There’s a French delicacy that involves blinding a small bird and force feeding it before you drown in Cognac. It is then eaten in one bite with a napkin over the face to preserve the aroma.
Ype9G TIL: Opossums are responsible for keeping us safe from ticks.
OGB67 TIL that in some parts of Brazil, analog TV broadcasting is expected to continue until 2023.
vPjlx TIL that American milk is pasteurized using a high-temperature short-time pasteurization, that gives a shelf life of 7 to 10 days. Europe however, uses an ultra-high-heat pasteurization which results in about a 3 month shelf life.