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TIL: Kokomo isn’t a real place.

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1amO TIL that the screeching noise you get from scraping your fingernails against a chalkboard is uncomfortable because it is similar to a primate warning call and triggers a fight or flight response.
7rbAP TIL of the existence of Greg Stanton's Ten Stage Model of the Genocidal Process & how tolerance for diversity is one of Greg Stanton's prescribed antidotes to prevent genocides from occurring.
PYOZn TIL that there are 11 active nuclear powered aircraft carriers in the world. One of them is French and the other ten are American
XEy76 TIL Offshore oil/gas rigs are among the most productive fish habitats in the world. For some species, the rigs are even better nurseries than natural reefs.
neNwb TIL the Whopper Jr was created by accident in 1963 by the manager of the first Burger King restaurant in Puerto Rico. The molds for the standard Whopper buns didn't arrive so he used a much smaller local bun. The result was such a success that BK adopted it worldwide and called it the Whopper Jr.