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TIL in the Barbican Centre, London, there is an indoor “Rain Room”, in which you can experience walking through rain without getting wet.

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0nnM TIL the term “gerrymandering” derives from Gov. Elbridge Gerry who in 1812 redrew the Massachusetts senatorial districts to favor his Federalist Party. One of these redrawn districts looked like a salamander, thus Gerry + salamander = gerrymander
9YPND TIL Jim Becker, a Packers fan hall-of-famer, routinely sold his blood to buy season tickets, which inadvertently saved his life when he was found to have Hemochromatosis, a genetic disorder that leads to toxic iron deposition in the body, and an early death. The only treatment is bloodletting.
wLrOY TIL The rarest natural hair color in the world is red, with only 1-2% of the world population having natural red hair. Second is blond, with 3%, then brown/brunette, with 11%, and finally black with 75-85%.
DQV9p TIL The Spanish flue of 1918 didn't start at Spain. It was called that because Spain was the 1st country who talked about it publicly with the other countries censoring their news due to their participation in WW1 [Deleted]
aw8QJ TIL that there are scented bowling balls and, contrary to rumor, the creator came up with them because bowling pro shops are stinky places.