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TIL the you can take a mp3 and 3D print it to a record and have it play on a turntable.

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b68A0 TIL about beating the bounds. Townsfolk in England, Wales, and the US gather and hit local landmarks with sticks. In the past, young boys would be whipped and even be violently pushed into boundary stones. This was to help memorize the boundaries of a community in a time before maps were common.
8eQrb TIL The flashing pattern of a lighthouse light is called a characteristic. Sailors know what lighthouse it is by referring to all the patterns on a chart called a "light list."
66PZ TIL That today, more people worldwide suffer from obesity (1.3 billion) than hunger (900 million).
EgZ9d TIL of mass child sacrifices in Peru between 1000-1500AD.
epme4 TIL a Wisconsin man has eaten over 30,000 Big Mac hamburgers over 46 years, averaging 2 per day. He has only missed eight days in those 46 years, including when his mother died as she requested he forgo the burger in her memory.