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TIL we hate the recorded sound of our voice because our skull changes its resonance from within and creates more bass.

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8AgV TIL The record for most miles driven by a single car is held by a man named Irv Gordon’s who’s 1966 Volvo P1800 has reached 3 million miles this year. He has owned the car since new and still drives it at age 74.
PLkJ TIL that Russell Brand was fired from MTV for dressing up like Osama Bin Laden the day after 9/11.
9wk5m TIL workers dismantling the wrecked MV Primrose off of North Sentinel Island were confronted by the isolated Sentinelese, but defused the situation by giving them bananas and letting them on board to acquire scrap metal. Workers were visited by the Sentinelese 2-3 times a month for 18 months.
R7ejj TIL that there are cortically blind people who can see with their subconscious, blindsight.
5YK9P TIL a pony in Cornwall, England named "Fat Boy" broke out of his stable into a nearby garden with another pony, got drunk from munching on fallen fermenting apples, and fell into a swimming pool. Fire crews spent 2 hrs building a set of hay steps in the pool & hoisted Fat Boy out with harnesses.