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TIL that the world’s quietest room is so silent that you can hear your own blood flowing and bones moving. The Anechoic Chamber at Orfield Labs in Minnesota holds the Guinness World Record for being the quietest place on earth with a background noise reading of -9.4 decibels.

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AMMo TIL that confetti were originally handfuls of candy (‘confections’) thrown during Italian carnivale. Masks were worn in part to protect your eyes from airborne bonbons. Paper replaced candy after the industrial revolution.
Lk7nV TIL Stanley Kubrick attempted to take an insurance policy out on Space Odyssey 2001 in case NASA's Mariner IV probe discovered Martians during its flyby of Mars and rendered his movie obsolete. It was too expensive so he took a chance.
ANpyd TIL Canada is planning to increase its population from 35 million to 100 million by 2100
XEmnD TIL about a tiny Australian marsupial that is literally sexing itself into extinction. During a 3-week sex marathon session males have so much sex their bodies produce fatal levels of testosterone, causing immune system failure that result in internal bleeding, fur loss, ulcerations and gangrene.
LRpV TIL Christian Bale’s stepmother, Gloria Steinham, was a feminist who protested the 1991 publication of the novel, American Psycho, due to its portrayal of violence toward women. In 2000, Bale went on to star as the title character of the novel’s film adaption.