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TIL electron orbitals are 3 dimensional standing waves.

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5gBk TIL that fire extinguishers used to be color coded based on what was inside; today, each one has pictures on it that show what kinds of fires it can fight.
4Xbmw TIL that Shutter Island is an anagram for "Truths and Lies" or "Truths/Denials"
VBdAD TIL that from 1685 to 1760, playing cards were used as money in French colonies in North America due to a shortage of coins
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