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TIL bladeless fans work by squeezing air & accelerating it. Air is forced out through slits, & clings to the curved aerofoil surfaces. This means surrounding air pulled along, too. The air flow becomes about 15 times greater than the air taken in.

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5DkB TIL that nearly a third of the adult men living in the British territory of Pitcairn Island are convicted pedophiles. The U.K. foreign office does not allow its staff located on the island to be accompanied by their children, and all children under 16 require a special permit to enter.
ALQx TIL Sean Connery was originally offered the role of Gandalf in the Lord Of The Rings films. He was offered $6 million per movie and a 15% stake in the box office profits. He instead declined the role stating he “never understood the script”. He would have made nearly $450 million had he accepted.
rRBld TIL the original name of Velcro came from the first syllables of the French words velour (meaning velvet) and crochet (meaning hook), although Georges de Mestral first called it 'locking tape'.
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XBxk TIL a group of bunnies is called a fluffle.