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vPNGL TIL the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami was so powerful that it increased Earth's rotation speed and shortened the length of the day by 2.68 microseconds
pYGp TIL that in Denmark, there is an old law which has never been revoked stating: “If the sea between Denmark and Sweeden freezes, you are allowed to hit the Swedes with a stick”
ne8OP TIL old school talk box toys were powered by a plastic "vinyl" on a minute turntable
d8epj TIL that the submarine resembling a Lotus Espirit, from the Bond film The Spy who Loved Me, went unclaimed for 10 years in a prepaid storage unit. When its lease ran out, a buyer bought the unit for less than $100, including the submarine. In 2013, the submarine was sold at auction for £550,000.
dl4j TIL that the trapdoor spider can withstand 38 times it’s own weight when defending their trapdoor. This is the same as a human holding a door closed that’s being pulled on the other side by a small jet plane.