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TIL A female ‘dude’ is a dudine, not a dudette

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ANQJw TIL about Garry Hoy. A Canadian Lawyer who tried to demonstrate that skyscraper windows at his law firm were in fact unbreakable by slamming himself into a window in front of a group of students. The Window frame gave way and he fell 24 floors to his death. The glass did not break.
LEYd TIL elephants often bury dead or sleeping humans or aid them when they are hurt
VeZG TIL that after the release of the 1983 movie “Wargames”, visitors were so unimpressed with what NORAD actually looked like, that NORAD realized it was time to give their facility a major upgrade
e6dn TIL the South Korean government demands that big-box retailers, like Tesco and Costco, be closed two Sundays a month in an effort to support small businesses and mom-and-pop vendors.
yBme TIL the book “The Complete Far Side” by cartoonist Gary Larson has 1272 pages and weights about 19 pounds