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

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1no4 TIL Homosexuality was still classified as an illness in Sweden in 1979. Swedes protested by calling in sick to work, claiming they felt gay.
DdAe TIL that after it was released on March 17, 1973, Pink Floyd’s famous ‘Dark Side of The Moon’ album stayed on the Billboard 200 chart for 736 weeks, the most consecutive number of weeks any album was ever on the chart.
wojP1 TIL That Sonar used by Naval ships is a billion times louder than a jet engine at 230db. Its also audible (in the water) for hundreds of miles, and is lethal when swimming underwater, even hundreds of feet away from the source.
m1aVo TIL: dementia often involves hallucinations
0lOR TIL that when Bill Murray’s character in “Kingpin,” Ernie McCracken, bowls three straight strikes in the final showdown, Murray actually accomplished the feat himself. The crowd’s response is a genuine reaction to the actor’s surprising skill.