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TIL that at around 20 metres underwater gravity overtakes the buoyancy of your body and you start falling towards the centre of the earth.

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ZpRxB TIL many media outlets follow a formula designed to trigger outrage by spotlighting symbolic threats, villainizing “the other side,” and using emotionally charged language to keep you angry, loyal, and clicking. This is called the Outrage Industrial Complex.
rNeNx TIL Canada has a town called Swastika, named in 1906, inspired by the spiritual symbol. During WWII, the gov't renamed it "Winston", but the residents refused. They reinstalled the old sign, with a message: “To hell with Hitler, we came up with our name first.” It's still called Swastika today.
epZ9b TIL That "RadiThor, an energy drink originally contained radium. A 1oz bottle would sell for about $1 (US) in the 1920's. It was also claimed that it would cure all sorts of ailments.
QNl0M TIL in some counties in Washington state there's actual laws deeming it illegal to kill Bigfoot! Its been in the books for 50-plus years in one county. What are some other odd laws?
l7lAA TIL, that Lieutenant Elmo Zumwalt III contracted cancer and died at 42, after getting exposed to Agent Orange while deployed in Vietnam. It was his father, Admiral Elmo Zumwalt who ordered the use of Agent Orange in Vietnam.