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TIL that Berlin's Schoenefeld airport once had to be evacuated after security staff mistook a passenger's vibrator for a hand grenade

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1adEP TIL: about the Replication Crisis; a phrase coined in the early 2010's referring to an ongoing methodological crisis concerning the finding that 70% of published scientific studies are difficult or impossible to replicate or reproduce.
Zpe4a TIL if you hate body odour, you're more likely to have rightwing views
RPn1 TIL there is a “never-ending” wave in Brazil called a pororoca, attracting surf competitions from all over the world; the longest record for surfing a single wave is 37 minutes, and was for a distance of 12.5 km
OoxdR TIL Evidence for social hunting in Raptor Dinosaurs is basically nonexistent. Scientists believe they behaved closer to crocodiles rather than wolves as is widely accepted.
KYMwB TIL about "Fossa Carolina" a project funded by Charlemagne to try to connect the Rhine and the Danube. It is not confirmed if it was ever operational or not.