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TIL Schrödinger's Cat was a thought experiment designed to be so absurd that people would realize that's not how quantum mechanics work.

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J1wWj TIL that Flash memory got its name because the process of erasing the device called to mind the flash of a camera.
GYp64 TIL Disney's Tangled is the 10th most expensive movie ever made, beating Avatar by over 20M dollars
R5xw TIL on the Indonesian island Tana Toraja, if a baby dies before he starts teething, the family cuts a hole in a tree and places the dead child inside. The tree regrows around the baby and absorbs it.
newMB TIL some states/cities consider it ownership to feed stray animals. They have laws which state if you feed strays, you are acting in responsibility for it as an owner. As a result, you're held legally liable for the animal's behavior (attacks) and liable for its medical needs (shots and checkups).
KDER TIL that in 1970 authorities in Florence, Oregon decided to blow up a dead whale to stop its slow decomposition, but used 20 cases of dynamite instead of 20 sticks (video in link)