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TIL That there is a Pranking device That generates specific combination of sound waves calculated to make a person physically ill.

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WDw9 TIL that when German engineers were developing the MP3 file format, they used Suzanne Vega’s a capella song “Tom’s Diner” to test their creation, checking for loss of fidelity. She is now unofficially known as the “Mother of The MP3”
W80d TIL that the lowland gorilla’s scientific name is actually “Gorilla gorilla gorilla”.
LQjJ9 TIL four Canadian comedians pretended to be involved in an affair between a married man and his babysitter, in order to get on the Jerry Springer Show. Springer sued them, settling for $10, which was delivered as coins.
bVR0 TIL that there were no reports of violent crime in all of New York City on November 26, 2012. This is the first time this was known to have happened.
Bggge TIL that amphetamines' first clinical use was to relieve nasal congestion, under the trade name Benzedrine in 1934. It is now used in the treatment of ADHD and narcolepsy among other uses.