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TIL of the Diderot Effect, where acquiring a new thing leads you to want to upgrade and acquire other things.

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4XE1a TIL ancient japanese temples and castles had thief proof "Nightingale" floors that chirped when walked on
e0Abg TIL that a Spanish double agent, Juan Pujol Garcia got medals for spying from both Nazi Germany and the British Empire. He ran a fake spy network in London for Germany and recruited 27 fictitious agents all on German dime to provided them with fake intelligence during WW2.
Ql16 TIL Hoba, the largest known meteorite left no crater on Earth. Earth’s atmosphere slowed the object to the point of terminal velocity. Hoba meteorite is also the most massive naturally occurring piece of Iron known at the Earth’s surface.
NXZOJ TIL of Captain Bligh, who traveled 3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) on a 23ft (7.0m) launch with eighteen of his loyal men after mutineers took over his ship, HMS Bounty.
LkLB9 TIL A guy by the name of Diego Fazio can create mind blowing, hyper realistic drawings with just pencils.