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TIL that herpes virus has an internal pressure 8 times higher than a car tire

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8eMWa TIL The US attempted to engineer longer monsoon seasons in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War in order to 'ruin roads, jam rivers, and extend the amount of time swathes of Vietnam weren’t traversable.' After 5 years and millions of dollars spent, it's not clear if it accomplished anything.
0drWL TIL Boong-Ga Boong-Ga, sometimes advertised in English as Spank 'em, is an arcade game developed in South Korea in 2001. It is the first arcade game to simulate kancho, which is a popular children's prank in Japan and Korea where the victim is poked with two fingers in the anus whilst distracted.
OoQ06 TIL when explorers first saw the Giant Sequoia trees in Northern California, they named the biggest one "The Discovery Tree," and immediately made plans to cut it down. The felled tree was used to advertise as a tourist attraction with the tree's stump used as a dance floor.
OGaj4 TIL that some cultures believe that sleeping with your head facing north is bad for you
ewNE TIL there is a New York graffiti artist that replicates Banksy artworks while adding Tom Hanks face to everything- Calling him/herself “Hanksy”