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TIL that most sewers are just small pipes, and not spacious, cave-like tunnels.

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XrRr TIL that “Muphry’s Law” is an intentional misspelling of “Murphy’s Law” which states that anything written to criticize the spelling or proofreading of others will ironically contain editing mistakes as well.
R7re9 TIL that In February 1939, Lise Meitner described a groundbreaking nuclear phenomenon in a letter to Nature editor and called it Nuclear Fission. Five years later, a Nobel prize was awarded to Otto Hahn for the discovery of fission; a word he never used in his original paper.
6ojw TIL that the recommended hand position for your steering wheel is no longer 10 and 2. Since the advent of the airbag the proper position is now 9 and 3 to avoid forearm injuries such as degloving.
e4wL TIL: There’s a sports team in Liberal, KS named the Liberal Bee Jays. A semi-professional baseball team, they have won five national championships and 13 state championships. The Bee Jays have been coached by three major league managers and have sent 165 players to the major leagues.
W5jA TIL: At Pat Tillman’s funeral, his brother stated, “My brother’s fucking dead, he wasn’t religious, he is isn’t in a better place, he would want me to say that.”