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TIL An unlicensed architect built 31 “Fairy” homes in Charlevoix, Michigan

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Mr5B TIL that at his maximum strength, a full out punch from Superman wouldn’t hit you before it would cause nuclear fusion in the air. Resulting in a 45 megaton explosion and a particle beam shooting straight out from his fist.
wL7D7 TIL about the book 'Comfort women of the Empire', by a korean historian who was the first to interview the Korean comfort women for the japanese army.
9wAoG TIL One 16-year-old Titanic survivor at the time thought its sinking and evacuation was merely a normal procedure, although "a pretty hard way to get here." (to emigrate to the US)
p4xG TIL Putting Scotch Tape on Frosted Glass Makes the Glass Transparent
wL1R1 TIL That temperature can be used to identify poor or affluent neighbourhoods in cities. This is because trees increase the "albedo" of a district by absorbing/reflecting heat radiation, whilst poorer districts tend to have less trees in public and private spaces than posher areas.