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TIL Pope Francis used to be a nightclub bouncer

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loO9N TIL that Kodinhi a small town in Kerala India is reported to have a whopping 250 pairs of twins born to just 2000 families, that’s more than six times the global average and one of the highest twinning rates in the world.
0wggL TIL in 2010 the Navy spent $14 million to alter the appearance of a San Diego naval building that resembles a Nazi swastika. After the project was completed in 2016, it still looked like a swastika.
QY7e TIL that George Washington originally declined a presidential salary however he ultimately accepted the payment to avoid setting a precedent whereby the presidency would be perceived as limited only to independently wealthy individuals who could serve without any salary.
yVj68 TIL that in Italy, a judge sentenced scientists to prison for not correctly predicting an earthquake and warning the public
VBV8G TIL about Chladni patterns - visual representations of vibrational modes on a flat surface. When a plate vibrates at certain frequencies, standing waves form, creating nodal lines with no movement. Sprinkled powder gathers along these lines, revealing intricate patterns.