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TIL Most people in China drink hot water instead of cold

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OojM6 TIL a Nuclear Ballistic Missile was almost launched from McConnell Air Force Base in 1980 because a technician loaded the wrong data into a computer. The crew was able to avoid the launch after switching off the main power to the building.
Z0xv TIL to protest the outrageous overcharging of Australian fans, NIN’s Trent Reznor stated about his own music “Steal it. Steal away. Steal and steal and steal some more and give it to all your friends and keep on stealin’.”
7WAb TIL there are helmets which remain completely invisible until the moment of impact.
VMrbm TIL about a village in India, in which people decided to live without street lights for over a month, not wanting to disturb the nest a Robin had built in the switch board. They will turn on the lights, once the birds leave the nest.
D15xD TIL that Jakarta is sinking 25cm (10in) per year, in part due to excessive use of groundwater and lack of piped water. It is expected that the city will be completed submerged in next 30 years.