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9Yo8r TIL that One Ton of air conditioning is the amount of heat needed to melt 2000 pounds of ice in 24 hours. Before 1902, Ice Delivery companies measured the amount of cooling a space needed in “Tons of Ice”, and this terminology has carried through to today
rNrYo TIL that after struggling as a songwriter, Kris Kristofferson tried to pitch his music to Johnny Cash. When he didn't get any response, Kristofferson--who was a National Guard pilot--landed his army helicopter on Cash's lawn. The two performed together not long after
P157w TIL that the punctuation mark ?! is called an 'interrobang,' invented in the 1960s to combine a question mark and exclamation point for rhetorical questions.
vP6M4 TIL That Crown shyness is a phenomenon observed in some tree species, in which the crowns of fully stocked trees do not touch each other, forming a canopy with channel-like gaps
dDeL9 TIL Turkish Olympic hammer thrower Tamer Balcı played the role of Tarzan in 1952 film "Tarzan in Istanbul". He was cast for the role due to his height and body physique.