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TIL the the longest running scientific experiment is the pitch drop experiment that started in 1927

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DKwe TIL of the Popsicle Index, a quality of life measurement based on the percentage of parents who feel that their child can safely walk to the nearest store and buy a Popsicle by themselves.
6Exw7 TIL that there exists a form of parasomnia called "sexsomnia", where the person engages in sexual activity during sleep, and is therefore not aware of it.
nWjMW TIL that Hakone-en Aquarium in Kanagawa, southwest of Tokyo, tried to swap out the fish it feeds its penguins for a cheaper alternative, but the penguins essentially went on a hunger strike and refused to eat the bargain bin fish.
Gbx4 TIL that “Shamu”, Sea World’s famed Killer Whale, has been dead since 1971 and they just recycle the name for new Orcas in their shows.
kOE8g TIL some of the earliest carbon steel was made by the Haya people of East Africa ~2000 years ago in furnaces that reached 1800°C