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x6aJ5 TIL Haw Par Villa is a theme park in Singapore that features the "10 Courts of Hell", gruesome depictions of Buddhist suffering. It's been popular with families for generations, where children can learn about the consequences of disobeying their parents.
WkBeB TIL that A 1983 April Fools' Day edition of the Durand Express, reported that "dihydrogen oxide" had been found in the city's water pipes,and warned that it was fatal if inhaled,and could produce blistering vapours.The dihydrogen monoxide parody involves calling water by an unfamiliar chemical name.
d8vEj TIL that the decibel (dB) scale is logarithmic instead of linear. The difference between a rock band and an airplane taking off is only about 10dB.
B4Mk TIL Steve Jobs used a loophole in the medical registration system to get his non-essential liver transplant before 16,000 other people who were already on the list for years.
e04bb TIL that solid chocolate was only invented in the 1840s. Beforehand, chocolate powder was mostly consumed as a drink, and it wasn't until the 1870s that solid bars started to become more common.