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TIL that the Ghostbusters no-ghost sign is flipped in Europe vs other parts of the world, because the "no" sign is in different directions in different parts of the world

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n91G TIL that about 50% of the earth’s heat is generated from radioactive decay from elements such as uranium and thorium
wLvp6 TIL The design of carburetors in British WWII fighter aircraft had a fault that would shut down the aircraft's engine during a negative-G force maneuver. In 1941 a female engineer solved the problem with a simple device, which British pilots then named after her. It was named Miss Shilling's orifice
GNEQ TIL that the city of London started out as a settlement of the Roman Empire called Londinium – and that it was laregely destroyed by a massive F4 tornado that struck it more than 1,000 years ago
XJWP TIL there is a Wikepedia page entirely dedicated to compiling a list of successful Rickrolls
XEY7P TIL Tiger Woods almost ran out of golf balls during the 2nd round of the 2000 US Open because his caddy forgot to pack the balls Tiger was putting with in his hotel room the night before. He finished the round with one ball and went on to win the tournament by a record-setting 15 strokes.