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TIL Gun suppressors only reduce damage to ear drums. They do not make gunshots silent

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LQ0ad TIL 5 days after being drafted by the Atlanta Braves in 1984, Tom Glavine was selected by the L.A. Kings in the fourth round -- ahead of two future hockey Hall of Famers Brett Hull and Luc Robitaille
b96p TIL that a Japanese porno called The Naked Continent Charity Project, which depicts pornstars travelling to villages in developing and having sex with natives, donated $10,000 and donates $10 for every DVD sold, to a charity that helps orphans in western Kenya.
rNOmw TIL when Jim Morrison was in his senior year, the books he read and reported on were all so offbeat, that teachers thought he made them up. A teacher also went to the Library of Congress to check if the books actually existed. He also had an IQ of 149, which is generally considered genius level.
QJBOd TIL that The Apostrophe Protection Society that was founded to enforce the proper use of the apostrophe in written English was brought to a "full stop" in 2019. The founder of the society stated that "the ignorance and laziness present in modern times have won!"
nWB87 TIL that, from July 2017 to February 2024, at least 108 people have been killed since the Brightline company began its high-speed train service in Florida. However, after National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigations, none of the deaths were found to be the fault of Brightline.