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TIL Ariana Grande got a kanji tattoo that actuallly says 'BBQ Grill'

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kJnr7 TIL a poorly designed wireless communications system contributed to deaths of 343 firefighters on 9/11. Back then, emergency services ran many different communication systems which couldn't talk to each other, hindering the evacuation of the firefighters and the overall emergency response.
KOXlw TIL that an annual televised showing of Disney cartoons at Christmas Eve is a serious Swedish holiday tradition of near-Super Bowl level viewership
epA6 TIL That in 2009 a 15 year old girl was gang raped for 2 and a half hours during a school dance while 20 people watched and up to 10 participating. Not one of them called the police during the act.
Ekxw TIL that ¼ of the population can induce a sneeze by looking into a light and that these people can experience up to 40 successive sneezes from exposure.
PYljZ TIL Firefighters use wetting agents to make water wetter. The chemicals reduce the surface tension of plain water so it’s easier to spread and soak into objects, which is why it’s known as “wet water.”