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TIL: in 2011, Finnish acoustician Unto Laine recorded the first known sounds of the Aurora Borealis.

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yQwG8 TIL there’s a special washing machine that dogs can operate for disabled owners.
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jr0Q TIL that in or about May of 2013, two Filipino women escaped from a Saudi diplomatic compound in Virginia, alleging enslavement. The compound is owned by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Armed Forces Office and enjoys diplomatic immunity.