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TIL that old physics textbooks are wrong about the Tacoma Narrows bridge collapse. It wasn't due to resonance, but aeroelastic flutter

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Zp7P4 TIL about hunger stones. These are stones submerged in water designed to warn of drought conditions when they appear. Stones in Germany date back to the 1400s and some include the words "If you see me, weep". The stones started appearing again in 2018.
rOYw TIL not only are there rogue planets floating through space completely alone, not orbiting any stars, but it’s possible that these pitch-black lonely planets support life.
9Q5M TIL the Oxford English Dictionary, one of the most esteemed reference works in history, was initially constructed via properly cited user submissions, much like Wikipedia.
W7gwL TIL one of the medical technicians in The Exorcist's infamous cerebral angiography scene went on to become a convicted murderer
VBBMG TIL : The Anthem of the European Union is not the Ode to Joy created by Beethoven but an arrangement by Karrajan with very minimal differences, thus yielding royalties to Karrajan instead of being in the public domain.