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TIL - We as humans on earth, live under a 14.7 PSI atmosphere. PSI gauges do not account for this.

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Br9ee TIL the Culinary Institute of America was founded by two women, Frances L. Roth and Katherine Angell, in 1946. They created the school to compensate for the shortage of European chefs coming to the US due to WWII. Their goal was to train a new generation of American chefs to fill these roles.
e06NJ TIL The longest musical performance in history is currently taking place in the church of St. Burchardi in Halberstadt, Germany. The performance of John Cage's "Organ²/ASLSP" started on Sept. 5, 2001, and is set to finish in 2640.
0dpvM TIL that the white bellbird is the loudest bird in the world.
aob9 TIL the Japanese call their currency “en”. The reason it’s “yen” in English is because early Japanese-English dictionary compliers didn’t know that the pronunciation had changed.
pYl7O TIL Swedish Fish are actually from Sweden!