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TIL a study in 2008 found that loud music in bars increases alcohol consumption because it makes people talk less and drink more

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Lk8Rm TIL That one month in lunar terms is called a "moonth' as it takes 29.53 days to orbit the earth
5RWr TIL that Larry David didn’t want to use the name Kramer, as it was was based on his former neighbor of the same name, thinking he would take advantage. He was proved right when Kenny Kramer created the “Kramer Reality Tour”, which points out locations from scenes in Seinfeld.
nW97B TIL the first digital computer, ENIAC, was programmed by six women in the 1940s. Fran Bilas, Betty Jennings, Ruth Lichterman, Kay McNulty, Betty Snyder, and Marlyn Wescoff's contributions were overlooked for decades. Their pioneering work laid the foundation for modern computing.
pV7Z TIL while Erin Langworthy was bungee jumping 360 feet above the Zambezi river, the cord broke and she was forced to swim the raging waters with her feet tied together, at one point diving to free the rope from debris.
KBBB TIL that not only do microwave ovens not “cook out” nutrients in food, they can sometimes do a better job of preserving nutrients.