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TIL that Saturn could float in water.

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vbO7 TIL the Virtual Reality Analgesia Research Center in Washington uses $35,000 goggles to obtain drops in pain ratings of burn victims by 30-50% through distraction. “VR not only reduces pain perception; it changes the way the brain processes pain signals.”
nWGR7 TIL in 1981, music retailer Sound of Music held a four-day "Tornado Sale" and promised "best buys" of its leftover stock, after a tornado damaged its most profitable location. The success of the sale inspired the store to rebrand itself in 1983 as Best Buy
KYBGQ TIL outdoor roaming domestic cats kill an estimated 14.7 billion birds and mammals every year in the US. The majority of birds killed are native and the majority of mammals killed in suburban and rural areas are native
69VN8 TIL that German Chocolate Cake is not named for the country of Germany, but, is named for Sam German, the baker who created the German Chocolate Cake in 1852.
E1DPW TIL that in 2005, Houston was struck by Hurricane Rita, which resulted in 3.7m people evacuating the area. The evacuation caused a traffic jam that spanned 100 miles, lasted days, and killed dozens of people. Hurricane Rita then ended up changing course and only dealt Houston a glancing blow.