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TIL That people who speak 2 or more Languages often have separate “Assigned” Personalities for those Languages.

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nWvpr TIL NJ landmark Lucy the Elephant was used by offshore bootleggers as a signal light.
WkYnN TIL Hitler used an arson attack on the German parliament to justify taking away most civil liberties in Germany, including habeas corpus, freedom of expression, freedom of the press, the right of free association, public assembly and the secrecy of the post and telephone
nWW0r TIL that in India, over 90% of people Do Not wear seatbelts in the back seat. Similarly, only 20% of Indian Children travelling on motorbikes have helmets.
XmDr TIL there’s an ongoing “loudness war” in the music industry that is being condemned by Bob Dylan and Alan Parsons. The Dynamic Range Reduction on new releases is decreasing the quality of the audio and creating a distorted “wall of sound” effect.
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