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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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NXE86 TIL over 20 million people were killed in Chinese Islamic insurgency in 1860s and 1870s under Qing dysnasty, one province lost 14 million and the neighboring province 6 million
ZpenY TIL that sometimes, but very rarely, you may catch a radio broadcast from your teeth fillings or braces.
a8Ako TIL the oldest pancake race in the world still takes place in Olney in the UK, and dates back to 1445
4XDdb TIL: At the end of the Buddy Holly song, "I'm Gonna Love You Too," there's a live cricket chirp that can be heard on the recording. Holly and the group decided to leave it in the song as it was on beat, and his band has only months earlier decided to call themselves The Crickets.
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