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TIL the highest ultraviolet index recorded was 43.3 detected at Bolivia's Licancabur volcano

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LQVmP TIL one of the quietest rooms in the world is the anechoic chamber at Microsoft's headquarters. People can only handle being in the room for less than an hour because the only sounds come from your own body (heartbeat, bones grinding, etc.), and it becomes very disorienting.
R7l78 TIL Brandon Lee's stunt double in "The Crow" was later used as a stand-in for Lee after his death and CGI was used to digitally superimpose Lee's face onto the head of the double. The stunt double was Chad Stahelski who later directed "John Wick" and "John Wick: Chapter 2".
rN5Zd TIL that South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone purchased, renovated, and are reopening Casa Bonita in Denver.
mJxR TIL of Paul Modrowski: Sentenced to life in prison for supposedly lending his car to someone who supposedly murdered a man, even though that person has since been ACQUITTED. He’s been in prison for almost 20 years. He’s kept a blog meticulously detailing his experiences.
5VAGB TIL that shortly before or after the armistice of World War I, all 22 monarchs of the German Empire abdicated or stepped down