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TIL that Orthocarbonic Acid is called “Hitler’s Acid” because its molecular geometry resembles a swastika

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oBbRK TIL around 8,000 years ago, a 25-40m tsunami struck the east coast of the UK due to ice falling into the North Sea from Norway, delivering a devastating, if not final, blow to Doggerland, a dry land connection between them and mainland Europe.
gj47 TIL that the PS2 version of the arcade game “beatmania” was criticised in 2006 for being a “ripoff of [recently released] Guitar Hero”. The beatmania series began in 1997.
VBMLZ TIL after his two previous ads/films were rejected by his clients, experimental filmmaker Peter Kubelka changed country and made "Arnulf Rainer". When this 7 minute film premiered in 1960, most of the audience walked out and Kubelka lost most of his friends because of it.
pYN44 TIL The second longest-lived British head of state after Elizabeth II is Richard Cromwell (son of Oliver) whose "reign" lasted 9 months but lived to be 85
mZay TIL In moose, antlers appear to act as large hearing aids. Moose with antlers have far more sensitive hearing than moose without, and a study of trophy antlers with an artificial ear confirmed that the antler behaves like a parabolic reflector