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TIL shortwave radio is still commonly used for news broadcasts around the world

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5VyDB TIL: The Eastgate Centre in Harare, Zimbabwe, uses passive cooling in a design inspired by termite mounds. It uses 35% less energy than comparable buildings, saving approximately 10% of the building's capital costs.
1MV8 TIL the “nasal cycle” is the biological process that automatically switches the bulk of breathing from one nostril to the other throughout the course of the day - and it explains why those with colds will often feel more stuffed up on one side at any given time.
OG09e TIL that on 6th June 2011 an unnamed woman and man in Gatineau, Canada were killed when a 200kg flying bear crashed through their windshield before passing through the rear window. The black bear also died.
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7rL4P TIL in 1998 a burglar stole a priceless diamond ornament originally belonging to empress Elisabeth of Austria, replacing it with a gift shop replica. Newspapers covered up the theft by claiming it had been speedily recovered and the fake remained on display for 10 years.