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TIL that five U.S. Presidents have the same birth place and death place: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Van Buren, Lyndon Johnson and Jimmy Carter.

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16wpW TIL of Siren Kings, a youth subculture where crews try to build the loudest and clearest sound system. The "sirens" are a mix of battery-powered loudspeakers and public address systems fixed to cars or bikes. Celine Dion's music is often used in Siren battles as they must showcase treble over bass.
wLMpM TIL that the cornerstone of the US Atomic Energy Commission headquarters contains a time capsule. Inside the capsule are (among other items) scraps of linen from the Dead Sea Scrolls, which were authenticated by carbon-dating & included as evidence of atomic science's non-violent benefits to society
ZpMPD TIL Up until 2014, the semi-fictional location of the Yakuza game series (神室町) had its own pseudo-radio station with the protagonists' original voice actors for moderators
8woL TIL that there is a town Honduras where once a year, hundreds of small silver fish rain from the sky. Locals are stumped on where the fish come from or why the fish are blind.
7leO TIL that Hitler’s doctor, Theodor Morell, was accused of being an allied sympathiser after it was found out that he had prescribed Hitler cocaine eyedrops, methamphetamines, and E.Coli.