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TIL that the little spiral wrap around car antennas is there to stop aerodynamic oscillations, not to boost signal or make it stronger

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GGW4 TIL Pierce Brosnan lost both his wife and adopted daughter to ovarian cancer.
oRJAE TIL that there’s a specific phobia of the color yellow known as xanthophobia; its exact causes are not fully understood but can be influenced by past experiences, learned behavior, or underlying cognitive factors
PYgEw TIL the noble gas Xenon can be used as a near perfect general anesthetic. It works fast, has minimal side effects, protects your brain, is environmentally friendly, and can be used at normal air pressure. The only downside is it's expensive and can't be synthesized.
wyrM TIL that the movie “Borat” was a huge hit in Israel, in part because Borat’s “Kazakh” lines were all actually in Hebrew
Z8OaG TIL Samuel Stanhope Smith had a theory that Africans were darker because they were covered in small freckles that when combined made a “universal freckle”