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TIL Water makes different pouring sounds depending on its temperature and 96% of people can tell the difference between hot and cold water by the sound it makes being poured.

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KYLjJ TIL that Raytheon (now RTX), military industry giant, started as a company producing appliances. From microwave ovens to missile systems.
GADm1 TIL in the small town of Norwood Ontario in 1957, some teenagers opened several fire hydrants simultaneously as a prank and caused the towns can-shaped water tower to be crushed inward like a tin can. It remained in use for 35 years and the town became infamous for its crushed water tower
WkOOo TIL I learned in 1963 someone in east Berlin escaped to west Berlin by stealing a tank and driving it through the Berlin wall
p8NB8 TIL today, March 6th, is the annual, sacred high holy day of Dudeism: The Day of the Dude. A religion inspired by "The Dude" from the 1998 film The Big Lebowski, Dudeism is a blend of Chinese Taoism, concepts from the Greek philosopher Epicurus presented in a style as personified by "The Dude."
7QjP TIL that 75% of women refuse to date men that are unemployed