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things you didn't know you wanted to know

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The Lake That Killed 1,700 People in One Night Without Making a Sound #lakenyos #naturaldisaster #history #science #didyouknow #shorts #glimmerfax

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We found helium on the Sun 27 years before we found it on Earth ☀️ #helium #sciencetok #sciencehistory #astronomy #didyouknow #shorts #glimmerfax

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Chicago lifted its whole downtown by hand — while people kept shopping inside #Chicago #HistoryTok #ChicagoHistory #Engineering #DidYouKnow #shorts #glimmerfax

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In 1902, Hanoi paid a bounty for rat tails. So people started farming rats. 🐀 #history #historytok #economics #funfacts #learnontiktok #shorts #glimmerfax

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One switch stopped a hydrogen bomb from detonating over North Carolina in 1961 #history #coldwar #northcarolina #historytok #didyouknow #shorts #glimmerfax

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This London job literally grows part of your brain 🧠 #neuroscience #brainfacts #london #learnontiktok #neuroplasticity #shorts #glimmerfax

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One word got 93% of people to say yes, even with a nonsense reason #psychology #persuasion #psychologyfacts #mindblown #learnontiktok #shorts #glimmerfax

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67% of men chose an electric shock over 15 minutes alone with their thoughts #psychology #psychologyfacts #boredom #mindblown #didyouknow #shorts #glimmerfax

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Blockbuster laughed at a $50 million deal to buy Netflix 😬 #netflix #blockbuster #businesstok #businesshistory #didyouknow #shorts #glimmerfax

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The first person ever photographed just wanted clean shoes #history #photography #historytok #didyouknow #paris #shorts #glimmerfax

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This Shrimp Punches So Hard the Water Around Its Fist Boils 🦐💥 #mantisshrimp #oceanfacts #animalfacts #sciencetok #fyp #shorts #glimmerfax

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In 1859, a solar storm ran the telegraph with NO batteries ⚡ #carringtonevent #solarstorm #history #spaceweather #learnontiktok #shorts #glimmerfax

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The US Once Funded a Missile Steered by Pigeons 🐦💣 #history #ww2 #weirdhistory #pigeons #didyouknow #shorts #glimmerfax

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She Survived the Titanic… Then Its Sister Ship Sank Under Her Too #titanic #violetjessop #historytok #truestory #fyp #shorts #glimmerfax

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He poisoned the planet twice, then his third invention killed him #history #thomasmidgley #sciencetok #historytok #learnontiktok #shorts #glimmerfax

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A 3-Inch Sign Convinced 76% of People to Wreck Their Front Yard #psychology #footinthedoor #persuasion #psychologyfacts #learnontiktok #shorts #glimmerfax

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Hear a lie enough times and your brain starts believing it, even when you know better #illusorytruth #psychology #brainfacts #criticalthinking #learnontiktok #shorts #glimmerfax

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Teachers were told random kids were gifted. Then their IQ scores actually jumped. #psychology #pygmalioneffect #teachersoftiktok #learnontiktok #education #shorts #glimmerfax

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The internet isn't in the cloud. It's on the ocean floor, and sharks are biting it. #internet #techtok #ocean #sharks #didyouknow #shorts #glimmerfax

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One forgotten piece of code cost this firm $440 million in 45 minutes #knightcapital #stockmarket #trading #coding #finance #shorts #glimmerfax