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TIL The Sun emits sound waves, similar to a bell

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4kV0J TIL that before the invention of regfrigeration in 1851, ice had to be imported to Australia from Boston, Massachusetts. The ice blocks travelled through the tropics inside ships insulated with timber, straw, peat, and sawdust
OGgdL TIL The very first Ryder Cup was held at Worcester Country Club in Worcester Ma.
p8oLN TIL: There is a published, peer reviewed article on iocaine powder, the famed and fictional poison from The Princess Bride
Rwej TIL that during the filming for Top Gun, the cameraman pilot entered a flat spin in order to gain footage. This is the same flat spin that was portrayed in the movie which would ultimately kill “goose”.The spin was unrecoverable, killing the pilot/cameraman.
kpaE TIL that photography in the Sistine Chapel has been banned since 1980 when the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) obtained exclusive rights to the paintings in return for a $4 million restoration project.