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TIL about denkiburo - electrified bathtubs found at some Japanese bathhouses

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9YnB6 TIL 99 years ago 4,500 tonnes of a mixture incl. ammonium nitrate fertilizer exploded at BASF in Oppau, Germany, killing 500-600 people, injuring 2000 more. The explosion, estimated to have 1–2 kilotonnes TNT equivalent, could still be heard more than 300km away in north-eastern France and Munich.
XEGRD TIL that the serrated-edge knife on the multi-tool does wonders to cut through boxes and cardboard. I always used the straight-edge knife and didn't know I was doing it wrong all this time.
69vOY TIL before Queen Margrethe Danish Monarchs had an uninterrupted line of kings named Christian followed by a Frederik since 1513. Margrethe succeded a Frederik so in keeping with the tradition, she's considered a "Christian" so her successor will be Frederik X
9YO7p TIL about Star Citizen, a videogame that has been in development madness for almost a decade (and six years over schedule). The developer has raised almost 340 million USD in funds through crowfunding since 2013. To this day, there is no release date.
1aL67 TIL Pablo Picasso's son Claude was a photographer in New York City when his father died. At the time, he had experienced a period of estrangement from his father due to his mother's memoir "Life with Picasso". He later established the "Picasso Administration" to look after copyright