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TIL: The Finnish Stopped Soviet Mines from Exploding by playing a Single Polka Song on Repeat

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19Z8 TIL a man was caught at a gay nightclub in Sydney trying to add hydrochloric acid to a lubricant dispenser. He was only caught because the dispensers had a tamper alarm after similar past incidents
mxaVP TIL that according to the Health and Safety Executive, cows are the "most deadly" large animal in Britain
oGxL TIL the inventor of headphones was picked up by the US Navy after being rejected by private investors.
REBl TIL that there are as few as 3200 tigers left in the wild, down from 100000 at the beginning of the 20th Century.
vZp4 TIL sperm whales sleep vertically.