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TIL The Northern lights make an audible sound in the atmosphere

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5YYQr TIL from 1929 to 1934 when the Hays Code began to be enforced, Hollywood made movies that were full of violence, sex, strong female characters, and even homosexuality. One study showed that of the 440 films produced in 1932–33, 352 had "some sex slant"
wLggY TIL Elephants are among the very few land mammals apart from humans to mourn the dead among them and visit their graves.
m1M9R TIL Hurricane Katrina caused power outages for 4,500 people in Buffalo, NY.
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W7byB TIL That the longstanding debate about pounds vs Kg is pointless, since the US pound is officially defined as a fraction of a Kg