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[TIL] that flushing the toilet with the lid down reduces airborne particles and bacteria by up to 50%.

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M7Vwa TIL The "Gates of Hell" crater pit has been burning for over 50 years despite attempts to extinguish the flames
jQJN TIL of the Martha Mitchell effect, where a psychiatrist considers an unbelievable story delusional, but it turns out to be true. Named for the alcoholic wife of Nixon’s attorney general, called mentally ill after reporting illegal behavior by the administration
b9VDp TIL there is a species of sheep that survives completely on seaweed. on the island of north ronaldsay in scotland, a wall was built around the island to protect crops from sheep grazing, limiting them to the shoreline where they have adapted to survive.
49Ng TIL the inventors of Bubble Wrap were originally trying to make 3D plastic wallpaper.
a8N0y TIL that US “Sovereign Citizens” often believe that one side of a court document is civil, and the other side criminal; the side that has a stamp placed on it is considered primary