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TIL the mesh screens on the doors of microwaves are there to keep radiation inside.

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yBje TIL of the H.L. Hunley, a fully functional naval submarine used by the Confederacy in the Civil War. Powered by hand cranks and armed with bouyant torpedos, it was the first submersible vessel in history to successfully sink an enemy ship
4XVew TIL that at least 1 in 4 people who say they've read George Orwell's 1984 are lying
4XnNg TIL Anna Bagenholm survived the lowest body temperature ever recorded at 56.7 F (13.7 C). She had been skiing when she fell through a frozen stream and became stuck for 80 minutes. Despite being clinically dead, she made a full recovery and is now working at the same hospital that saved her life.
j68Na TIL that the human wave at sporting events moves at a speed of 20 seats per second
wLMxW TIL that Zhang Aiqin (Eggman), popular in meme culture for his egg-shaped head and singing Yi Jian Mei, is an actor and director.