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TIL When wolves howl together, they harmonize rather than sing on one note to give the illusion of greater numbers.

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XKyE TIL that industrial facilities’ roofs used to zigzag, with the steeper sides facing away from the equator. This is to keep the area well-lit, but without exposing workers to direct sunlight.
p8A5Q TIL that The Source and Candi Staton recorded "You Got the Love" for a diet product's video about a 900lb (408kg) man. The film was canned when the man dropped to 300lb (136kg). Candi Staton thought that was that until the song reached top 10 in Europe - by which time she'd forgotten how to sing it.
wLnw6 TIL of the Texas City Disaster, the deadliest industrial accident in United States history. The explosion, caused by a ship full of ammonium nitrate catching fire, was so large that the ship's anchor serves as a memorial to the explosion where it landed... a mile and a half inland.
Y7RJ7 TIL the French nobility is still around and larger than before the Revolution
P1JYG TIL "Up in the Air, Junior Birdmen" wasn't just a nonsense ditty but was the theme song of a national organization started by the Hearst newspaper chain, and had 578,000 members at it peak in 1937