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TIL In retail slow music is played to keep you shopping and spend more; in restaurants fast music is played to speed up turnaround.

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4vJR TIL as part of their efforts to make the “Haunted Mansion” attraction seem as “unearthly” as possible, Disney Imagineers had studio musicians record parts of the soundtrack completely backwards, which were then reversed.
eWg6 TIL of stingrays, or fake cell towers used by law enforcement that trick cell phones into giving gps and identifying info. When used to track a suspect, it also gathers information of all cellphones nearby.
kdr4 TIL motorcycle helmets were invented by the neurosurgeon who attended to Lawrence of Arabia after his fatal motorcycle crash.
Pb0e TIL that amethyst used to be counted alongside diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and sapphires as one of the most valuable gemstones. However, an extensive supply was found in Brazil in the 18th century and the price subsequently crashed.
QV6M TIL: the catholic church enslaved young girls in “sin laundries” ireland until 1996