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TIL that people build “spite houses” to piss off their neighbors.

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6EpLZ TIL that the 10 most obese countries in the world are all located in Oceania according to data collected during a World Health Organisation study in 2016 about the prevalence of obesity among adults. Nauru is the most obese.
00lR TIL that during the 2003 Station nightclub fire, a bouncer stopped people from escaping through the stage exit, saying it was “for the band only.” A narrow hallway and panic led to the front doorway blocking completely, trapping many inside. 100 people died in total.
gEo8 TIL Elon Musk doesn’t patent any of SpaceX’s technology because their only competition is China, and China ignores patent’s.
BrGLL TIL In 1970 Florence, Oregan, traffic officials used 450 kgs of dynamite to remove the carcass of a whale from a beach. This resulted in whale bits covering spectators and even denting cars over 800 ft away.
jNJOE TIL we perceive sound pitch logarithmically. The notes in a scale sound like they rise in equal steps but their vibrational frequencies are rising by equal multiples.