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TIL there’s a facility in Dallas called The Anger Room where you can pay to smash things up. They have different settings and you can select different packages with which to work out your frustrations.

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5VM09 TIL that Isadore Stessel was the only US Navy Airship casualty of WWII. Stessel was part of the crew on K-74 when it attacked and rendered the U-134 unable to submerge. Stessel was then killed by a shark moments before rescue the following day.
DGyp TIL that Canada and Denmark are in territorial dispute over Hans Island. Their “war” consists of removing the other country’s flag, planting theirs, and leaving a bottle of brandy or whiskey behind.
4XaZo TIL the idea for the Guinness Book of World Records was conceived when Sir Hugh Beaver (Managing Director of the Guinness Brewery) attended a party in Ireland in the early 1950s, where he and his hosts argued about the fastest game bird in Europe* and failed to find an answer in any reference book.
690Jl TIL about Frise ailerons - ailerons that don't pivot at the edge but rather somewhere in the middle. This means that the aileron dips below the wing creating addition drag. This is considered desirable as it helps counter the induced yaw produced by the opposite aileron, making flight easier
W7RLX TIL that Asperitas clouds create dramatic, wave-like structures in the sky. These rare and striking clouds have an undulating, rough appearance and were only recently classified in 2017. They often appear after thunderstorms and look like a turbulent sea viewed from below.