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TIL in 1976 Cleveland became the bombing capitol of America due to organized crime members bombing each other

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0wyxp TIL that the bassist of Rage Against the Machine once climbed the set of the MTV Video Music Awards to protest not winning Best Rock Video
Wk7wY Microwaves can transform a frozen pizza into hot, melted goodness in four minutes flat, but they can't rescue your melted ice-cream sundae. To cook food, a microwave oven converts voltage into high-frequency electromagnetic microwaves. The molecules in food—especially water and fat—absorb this energy and wiggle at high speeds, causing them to heat rapidly and warm the surrounding food. Although quickly turning leftovers cold would be handy, this is a one-way operation, explains David Pozar, a professor and microwave expert at the University of Massachusetts.
KYdx9 TIL though the Egyptians themselves considered the Romans to be their pharaohs and the legitimate successors of the ancient pharaohs, the emperors themselves never adopted any pharaonic titles or traditions outside of Egypt, as these would have been hard to justify in the Roman world at large.
vpmK TIL the Green Bay Packers are named after the Indian Packing Company, who paid for their first uniforms on the condition the team be named after them.
aNjM TIL that India has a higher population than the entire Western Hemisphere.