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TIL Sony's high-end microphones & headphones for professional use are produced at a designated special subsidiary at which 67% of employees have a disability.

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oBXd7 TIL: “Overmorrow” is the English word for “the day after tomorrow”. The common theory is that it sounded too ancient, even for 16th-century Middle English, and fell out of use.
p8E04 TIL: Flamingos bend their legs at the ankle, not the knee
0dNL TIL rainbows never form during midday (because the sun must be at a low angle)
6EGQ7 TIL that in the past 100 years, parts of Houston have sunk by up to 12 feet due to aquifer depletion. This subsidence messes with drainage channels and makes the city prone to flooding.
Z8nEv TIL there have been 13 different times where three people have been the pope in the same year, each of which are known as the "Year of Three Popes". Additionally, 1276, known as the "Year of Four Popes", saw four people as the pope.