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TIL The University of British Columbia offers 140 sq ft (13 sq m) student "Nano" suites in order to be more affordable. The bed converts into a desk and a storage space with a clothes rail

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ep4Bg TIL that the numbers associated with motor oil are the viscosity rates based on cold and hot temperatures. The first number followed by a “w” refers to the cold temperature and the second is the hot temperature. Both refer to the thickness and viscosity of the oil at different temps.
7AZO TIL some orthodox Jews in the New York area use caffeine suppositories for fasting, because it’s not “eating”
4v9X TIL that there is such a thing as a “sound laser”; a device that projects sound in a straight line. For example, you could play a song to your friend across the room and have only him hear it.
l7nKa TIL, the Pixar has a huge 'render farm,' which is basically a supercomputer composed of 2,000 machines with a whopping 24,000 cores total which makes it one of the 25 largest supercomputers in the world.
GAyMN TIL The Keroman Base in Lorient France was Among the last WWII Strongholds to surrender because it was so heavily fortified not even bombing will destroy it. In the Battle of the Atlantic allies chose to bomb the surroundings instead to reduce its effectiveness. It could harbor 30 U-boats.