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TIL the reason clocks run clockwise is because it is the way shadows move across a sundial in the northern hemisphere. The first clocks were designed that way because people wee just used to it.

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nenY TIL people still live in a pennsylvania city that has been on fire for over 50 years
9KEm TIL the Middle East used to be covered in vast forests, but was deforested for building projects causing erosion that turned much of the area into desert.
DpXJ TIL that Richard Nixon was a fan of rap music. In a 1990 interview with the New York Times, he said, “I have often thought that if there had been a good rap group around in those days I might have chosen a career in music instead of politics.”
rN4R1 TIL the night before Iraq invaded Kuwait there was a soar in pizza orders made by the CIA
KxvJ TIL since sound can travel through water better than it can air, the potential number of decibels is greatly increased. LFA Sonar used by ships and submarines is the loudest man made noise, reaching 200+ decibels. Marine biologists believe that sea creatures may beach themselves to escape the noise.