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TIL We often turn the radio down or off when looking for an address to allow the brain to shift its focus to a critical task, finding the desired location.

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kOQ6g TIL despite being filmed in Austria, The Sound of Music was and is still unpopular in the German-speaking world. The third act (the events surrounding the occupation of Austria) was cut by the Munich manager of the studio, before being restored after director Robert Wise intervened.
x6e9B TIL all British main battle tanks are equipped with a "boiling vessel", a water heater which the crew can use to boil hot water and heat meals. Introduced at the end of WW2, it is often referred to by tank crews as "the most important piece of equipment in a British armoured vehicle".
kNAE TIL that Autoerotic asphyxiation kills more than 500 Americans each year
rR7jo TIL that Green Day's Billie Jo Armstrong recorded a solo song called "Look for Love" at age 5, which was released as a single in 1977.
l7N1K TIL that chickens are actually native to Southeast Asia and Southwest China; they were brought around the world by trading.