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TIL: When Krakatoa blew, it was the loudest sound ever heard; the sound went around the Earth three times

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kOZ4W TIL about Iva Toguri D'Aquino an alleged WW2 Propagandist who defied Japan and then was wrongfully jailed by the USA after media targeting and popular dissent
OG6La TIL that "Jingle Bells" was originally a Thanksgiving song! Written by James Lord Piermont in 1857 for his church's Thanksgiving concert, the catchy tune was initially associated with expressing gratitude during the Thanksgiving season. Over time, it became more closely linked with Christmas and is
QJNdd Misleading by "telling the truth" is so pervasive in daily life that a new term has recently been coined to describe it: paltering.
BrjWK TIL that the French revolution gave us the metric system and almost gave us metric clocks, too. They had 10 hours in the day, 10 days in the week, and an even 30 days each month.
OLM1 TIL a man named ‘Colin Chisholm III’ and his wife were convicted of collecting nearly $168K in public assistance, including food, cash, and medical care, all while living on a $1.2M yacht. Chrisholm was the CEO of a satellite TV company and his wife owned a championship dog kennel.