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TIL we know what the Sun sounds like - and it’s terrifying!

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1AJO TIL a man made a life vest to help his pet fish who could no longer swim.
XaPr TIL of Bass Reeves. He was born into slavery, became one of the first black Deputy U.S. Marshals, arrested over 3000 felons, and may have been the inspiration for the character ‘The Lone Ranger’.
NvdE TIL Jamie Hyneman, co-host of MythBusters founder of M5 Industries, was a problematic child who ran away at 14 and hitchhiked all over the country before becoming the silent walrus we all know today
Yp95r TIL that five people died searching for a $2 million treasure chest hidden in the Rocky Mountains twelve years ago, and finally found yesterday
NwpE TIL that due to changes in local gravity, a pendulum clock accurate at sea level will lose around 16 seconds per day if moved to an altitude of 4000 feet.