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TIL a fish's ears are located inside its head, right behind each eye

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78W9p TIL that the Sahara Desert ( known for being the world’s hottest desert) used to be a tropical rainforest about 6,000 years ago.
0v4v TIL that in 1978 the average four year public institution costed $2,145 to attend equating to $7,695.55 in 2014 dollars.
JY5pv TIL that the U.S. and other countries used to have “ugly laws” that made it illegal to be out in public if you had visible disabilities, looked diseased, or were otherwise unsightly.
QNkme TIL that Ford invented a technique to rust protect cars in 1957, but for 30 years did not use it while granting its use to their competitors. This lead to their cars rusting badly. The reason: Ford was controlled by finance managers, who refused to upgrade factories since the cars sold regardless.
XErDX TIL of Harold Brown, who in 1978, plummeted 29 floors inside the San Francisco Transamerica building, shouting ""whoopee" all the way down. He survived the fall and was heard singing Camptown Races in the ambulance.