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TIL that schizophrenics are much less likely than non-schizophrenics to recognize the sound of their own voice.

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Ypr6P TIL During the 1905 Russian Revolution, the Tsar flirted with imposing a military dictatorship to avoid reform. When he asked Grand Duke Nicholas, a respected commander, to become dictator, the nobleman drew a pistol and threatened to shoot himself in the head if the Tsar further refused the reforms
ANKPo TIL there's an airport in Amsterdam that uses landscaping to reduce noise
gBV8 TIL in 2014, scientists created Vantablack, a substance made from carbon nanotubes, which absorbs 99.965% of radiation in the visible spectrum making it the blackest substance known.
oRDGK TIL A rare Costa Rican river anole lizard can breathe underwater for up to 15 minutes by trapping and recycling a bubble of air on its head, acting like a natural scuba tank.
70Lb TIL that 1 / 998001 gives a complete sequence from 000 to 999 in order