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TIL That the loudest sound ever recorded was the Krakatoa volcano eruption in 1883. It was so loud that it ruptured the eardrums of people 40 miles away, traveled around the world four times, and was clearly heard from 3,000 miles away.

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dDDeB TIL the oldest operational commercial passenger plane is in the fleet of Canadian Operator Nolinor Aviation and is circa 48 years old
nePl7 TIL that Sai, traditional eastern asian weapons, were actually more similar in usage to bludgeoning weapons than to daggers - The middle part of a Sai isn't even pointy!
6EOb7 TIL that nineteenth century New Orleans socialite Delphine LaLaurie was discovered to have been torturing several slaves in her home for months on end. In public life, she put on a facade of politeness toward black Americans and bragged about taking good care of her slaves.
dvrQ TIL that after being captured by the Parthians, the richest man in the Roman world was killed by having molten gold poured into his mouth.
8a5OP TIL "Trial by combat" has never been abolished in the United States and is still technically valid by US law