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TIL There is greater inequality in Manhattan today than existed in South Africa before Apartheid ended

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rDwd TIL almost half of all vetoes ever cast since the UN Security Council’s inception came from its member USSR/Russia
QNk56 TIL Earthquakes leave heat signatures. Friction from large earthquakes can heat the slip zone over 1000 degree Celsius higher than the surrounding rock leaving behind glass-like pseudotachylytes which can be used to estimate the energy of the event.
LkEyd TIL optical discs like CDs are spelled "disc" with a "C," while storage disks like floppy and hard drives are spelled "disk" with a "K"
BPNy TIL A group of French thieves called the vacuum gang stole 600000 Euros by sucking bills out of safes through those pneumatic tube deposit things with a vacuum.
0dmQy TIL Japan is planning on a future economy using 'clean' hydrogen made from Australian coal.