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TIL the feeling of euphoric chills some people can get while listening to music is called ‘frisson’ (pronounced “free-sawn”), and researches have described the sensation as a skin orgasm.

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w7o1 TIL that Boeing used to use ferrets to carry wires to inaccessible places on aircraft
EgDG0 TIL that if the moon were to come closer than 12,000 miles to Earth, the Earth's gravitational forces would pull it apart, transforming it into rings like the ones on Saturn.
N7N9E TIL In 1991, the Chinese government made developing e-bikes an official technology goal. Electric bike sales went from 150,000 in 1999 to 21 million in 2007, a growth in sales that is unmatched by any other mode of transportation in China
PYX1J TIL about Planned Obsolescence, the designing of consumer goods to have a limited lifespan.
dDyZd TIL that the first Coachella Music Festival was held in 1999. It was inspired by a 1993 Pearl Jam concert. Pearl Jam's lead singer, Eddie Vedder, led the band to boycott venues controlled by Ticketmaster and perform at the Empire Polo Club grounds instead.