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TIL that the Capital Records building in L.A. built in 1955 has 8 subterranean echo chambers - each with a unique sound - that music producers in studios in the floors above can send recorded music to and receive it back nearly instantly - and toggle between on the sound board.

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eg4E TIL there is an island off the coast of Dublin, Ireland that has a population of wallabies. They are the descendents of animals that Dublin Zoo could no longer care for due to overcrowding
GAoRJ TIL that many species of sharks can be rotated in order to subdue them, thanks to a defensive mechanism known as tonic immobility.
mKAo TIL the US Department of Transportation considers the value of a statistical life at $9.1 million dollars.
eppQk TIL There was a two month period in 1617 where both Pocahontas and Squanto were in London. Pocahontas lived with the Treasurer of the Virginia Company and Squanto was living with the Treasurer for the Newfoundland Company. They lived only a few hundred yards from each other.
LDMP TIL that a married couple in Bosnia started cheating in online chatrooms. When they decided to meet in person, they realized they had been cheating on each other–with each other.