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TIL Since 1990 more people have been killed by sandcastles than sharks in the USA

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rRvZ0 TIL the Beryozka or Berezka Dance Ensemble is a troupe of female dancers in Russia, wearing long gowns and move in very small steps on very low half-toe with the body held in a certain corresponding position, so the dancers appear as floating or moving on wheels.
MexaV TIL Shorter people build higher ceilings inside their buildings in Minecraft while taller people will build lower ceilings. Egocentric Reference Frames cause us to build upon our environments in a way that we are accustomed to seeing them.
v4yr TIL After recording the song “When I Look at the World”, The Edge couldn’t remember how to play it. Thus U2 does not play the song live.
rKQ1 TIL that German special forces unit GSG-9 were trained to shoot women first as they were regarded as more ruthless and aggressive then men.
8oWL Today I learned that not all moons are spherical. For example, Saturn has a moon named Pan that is shaped like a ravioli.