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TIL There are cities in the U.S that pay you to live there

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KLJ TIL the Coriolis Effect can be visualized on a merry-go-round aka roundabout, by throwing a ball to a fellow rider directly across from you. To him it will appear to curve opposite of the way you are spinning, although to a viewer not on the merry-go-round it appears to fly straight.
4XawJ TIL: Religious people are much more likely to give to secular causes than non-religious. Less than half of Americans who “never” attend religious services give any money at all. People who attend services 27-52 times per year give money to secular charities in two thirds of cases.
78apx TIL about Netherlandish Proverbs is a 1559 painting that depicts a scene in which humans and, to a lesser extent, animals and objects, offer literal illustrations of approximately 126 identifiable Dutch-language proverbs and idioms.
ym0e TIL a contestant spun the wheel on ‘Wheel of Fortune UK’ the wrong way, causing the gears to break and filming to stop for the day.
pa9Q TIL that a Soviet underground nuclear test triggered an earthquake that measured 6.97 on the Richter scale and created a 2 km lake with the ensuing 80 million ton avalanche!