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TIL The word “font” actually only refers to things like ‘bold’ or 'italics’ and the actual style of the letters is called a 'typeface’

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LQLBQ TIL that the loudest shout ever recorded was by a primary school teacher who yelled ‘quiet!’ It was clocked at 121.7 decibels and the record has stood for 30 years.
b9dR0 TIL The extra shoelace hole in your shoes is to be used for a "lace lock" to prevent blisters and foot movement
x6O7b TIL on November 12, 1970, officials with the Oregon Highway Patrol decided to remove an eight-ton beached sperm whale with fifty times more dynamite than a veteran suggested. The resulting explosion blew chunks of whale everywhere, one of which flattened the veteran's brand-new car.
6d9X TIL “Free range” chicken has no true definition and is mainly a marketing term
Me4Am TIL birds get drunk sometimes and fall, stumble, and crash into windows. In 2010 about 50 dead birds were found and a report showed nearby berries had high enough ethanol levels to intoxicate them. In 2018 berries fermented as a result of an early frost and a town was full of confused, erratic birds