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TIL Parts of Canada are missing some gravity.

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WkyRY TIL when German WWII U-boats would cruise below the surface with diesel engines running, waves swamping the snorkel tubes would cause the engines to suck air from the boat to keep running, producing a partial vacuum. Crews reported it was very painful, and eardrums were sometimes ruptured.
Zpm5D TIL that in 1987, Nintendo released a 3D system for the Famicom. The system used shutter glasses to create an illusion of depth. While the effect worked, the system was a commercial failure, and only seven games were released for it.
egob TIL that Barney once made a dick joke on an episode of The Flintstones.
e0XNg TIL In 1980 a US sailor killed a Kenyan woman after a sexual escapade by repeatedly stabbing her with a broken beer bottle. He confessed to the murder, but the judge fined him KES 500 (4.57 USD) and made him sign a two-year bond of good behaviour (meaning he was free). He later killed 3 more women.
1da8 TIL that in Japan they have an expression to describe the sudden urge to poop when you’re in a book store