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TIL about St. Felix's flood of 1530. A flood that left large parts of the low countries uninhabitable and allegedly killed more than 100,000.

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GAwL4 TIL the existence of the term "scromiting" : the act of screaming while vomiting, linked to the cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome. Since there is an intense abdominal pain, the person screams while he/she vomits.
wokEJ TIL about airship spy baskets. Used by Germans during WW1, an airship hidden above clouds would lower a basket with a lookout below the clouds to help navigate or find bombing targets.
ANEB TIL that you can completely disrupt a person’s speech and make them shut up simply by making them hear their own spoken words at a very slight delay.
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