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TIL “PNG” is pronounced “ping”

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yVDZV TIL that in space, two pieces of the same metal can fuse together permanently without any heat or welding—a phenomenon known as "cold welding."
oAlr TIL the longest coma to be woken up from lasted 19 years.
rRvZ0 TIL the Beryozka or Berezka Dance Ensemble is a troupe of female dancers in Russia, wearing long gowns and move in very small steps on very low half-toe with the body held in a certain corresponding position, so the dancers appear as floating or moving on wheels.
GALmj TIL Venus spins backwards compared to most of the other planets . It spins or rotates in the opposite direction that Earth rotates. This means that on Venus the Sun rises in the west and sets in the east. On Earth the Sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
aQVL TIL A man bought a motel for the sole purpose of spying on guests having sex. He chose the motel becuase the attic was tall enough to stand up in. He cut peepholes from the attic into some rooms disguised as ceiling vents, watched guests for decades, keeping detailed notes of what he saw.