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TIL (Canada) Phone companies must block scam calls starting today

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7KOL TIL that airplane windows were once square until 3 fatal crashes in the 50’s were caused by the windows. Corners are weak points(4 on a window) and stress/pressure can cause these points to crack
MegjA TIL Bismuth 209 was long thought to be a stable isotope until scientists discovered it actually has a half life of 19 quintillion years
jloa TIL Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World, took LSD on his deathbed and died tripping.
v1jYD TIL the German folklore of Frau Perchta, a witch who would roam the German countryside for 12 days leading up to Christmas, leaving silver coins to good children and cut open the bellies and replace the organs of bad children with straw and pebbles.
vPNnr TIL that Robert Murdoch tried to buy in 1990 the Romanian Palace of the Parliament, the biggest administrative building in the world for 1 billion dollars, his bid was rejected.