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TIL there was a town that was underwater for 25 years and resurfaced in 2009

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OMxe TIL that New Zealand once tried to weaponize tsunamis (Project Seal)
wL0xE TIL of the Harvard Sentences, a set of phonetically-balanced words used to test audio quality. It is used to test phone call quality, text-to-speech programming, and more.
QNrDp TIL of the Casuarina (she-oak/Australian pine), a tree that looks like a pine tree with its needle-like leaves but is actually a flowering plant.
b9AN4 TIL Men are happiest when they are "serial monogamists" - research shows while marriage to a first love is the healthiest option for a woman's mental well-being, men are better off when they have a series of serious relationships which end before marriage.
5V7gk Today I learned: there's a Rat Eating community in India