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TIL that on Earth, sound has a "maximum" volume (194 dB)
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TIL Sweden has instituted a country-wide program where citizens can enroll to receive an SMS when there is a heart attack victim nearby, allowing them to reach them faster than an ambulance and provide CPR. In 40% of the cases, SMSlifesavers arrived before ambulances and started providing CPR.
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TIL Engineers in Canada receive an Iron Ring to remind them to have humility and follow highest engineering standards. It is proudly worn on a pinky of working hand and is given in a non-public ritual authored by Rudyard Kipling
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TIL The consumption of soft drinks that are caffeinated, or sweetened with aspartame, is linked to earlier menstruation in girls, which is linked to risk for several chronic diseases
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TIL when pursued, kangaroos will lure the chaser to bodies of water. So they can hold their pursuer under and drown them.
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TIL Kurt Vonnegut tried to sue a Tobacco company because the packaging promised to kill him and he was 83 years old and they had not fulfilled this promise yet.