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TIL: A NOOK is a small corner formed by two walls; an alcove or recess, forming a hidden or secluded spot. A CRANNY, by comparison, is small, narrow opening, fissure, or crevice in a wall, or other substance.

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APe7 TIL that in 2011, Mythbusters accidentally fired a canonball through a civilian’s house and hit a parked car.
XELYQ TIL that former Scientologist Jim Humble, now leader of a group calling itself Genesis II Church of Health and Healing. Promotes a “miracle cure” that claims to cure 95% of all diseases in the world by making adults and children, including infants, drink industrial bleach.
kODm1 TIL that more than 50% of the oxygen produced on earth is from photosynthesizers in the ocean, such as Prochlorococcus and phytoplankton.
OoBMa TIL big companies use price announcements as a way of coordinating prices with competitors to avoid antitrust regulations. Airline, shipping, chemical, pharamceutical and telecoms firms have all used price announcements as a way to ensure competitors maintain market prices.
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