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TIL that Bowling for Soup's 1985 was originally recorded by SR-71

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x0J5 TIL China is the birthplace of the seismograph. Built in 132 AD, it consisted of 8 metal dragons holding 8 carved balls over 8 frogs. If an earthquake made the ground vibrate, the dragon facing the quake’s source would drop a ball into the mouth of its corresponding frog.
BgEGx TIL that the city of Wausau, Wisconsin banned the throwing of snowballs from 1884 up to 2020.
e0M5 TIL in the U.K., hipsters are known as ‘dickheads’
d8DyQ TIL that "The King of 20th Century Fashion" died in poverty and, its leftover stock of fine clothes sold by the kilogram as rags
OGeNX TIL Harvested Mushrooms Placed in Sunlight or Under a UV Lamp Produce Vitamin D2 in 15 Minutes!