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TIL that if you collapse an underwater bubble with a soundwave, light is produced, and no body knows why, this phenomenon is called Sonoluminescence

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j61Zj TIL that Kanepi, a small town in Estonia, has a cannabis leaf as its flag’s symbol. The town council let community members vote for the new flag, including the pot leaf symbol as an option. 12,000 of the 15,000 votes went to the pot leaf despite Kanepi being a town of fewer than 5,000.
y9pV TIL that Serbia’s maternity leave is among the world’s best–a full year with 100% salary paid.
e0xk6 TIL a Twitch troll donated $50K from his parents CCs and planned to charge it back once the streamers had spent it. Paypal then declined to issue charge backs.
WK79 TIL French mercenary Bob Denard participated in conflicts in Indochina, Algeria, Rhodesia, Yemen Iran Nigeria Benin Gabon Angola Zaire & The Comoros. In 1968 he invaded Katanga with 100 men on bicycles. He led 4 coups in The Comoros including once taking control of the country in 3 hours with 30 men
R7lK8 TIL that in the past, people would "download" games by copying the code by hand from magazines