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TIL refrigerators have magnetic doors because the old design killed kids.

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wL5R6 TIL in Sweden you have a constitutional right to camp wherever you wish in the countryside as long as you do not camp too close to somebody's home. This includes being able to camp on private land.
Bgbab TIL, that the largest anthropod in the world is a spider crab with a width of over 12 feet and weighing in at nearly 45 pounds! Known as the Japanese Spider Crab, it is believed to be able to live up to or over 100 years ~
xVGA5 TIL that Prague is well known for its defenestrations, in which someone or a group of people are thrown out of a window. These defenestrations have historically been responsible for both wars and peace within the nation, as well as the deaths of prominent figures.
e0045 TIL that warner bross produced a series of cartoon shorts designed to instruct service personnel about security, proper sanitation habits, and other military subjects during world war II
xJ07 TIL that a 17-year old kid murdered his parents and hid their bodies in a locked bedroom so he could throw a huge house party.