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TIL that third places - areas other than the home or the workplace where humans can connect and unwind, are dying, and this is a silent killer of our communities

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x6VGB TIL about Bradford Bishop, who allegedly killed his wife, mother and three sons in 1976. Bishop was only removed from the FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted List in 2018, due to his advanced age, and is still being pursued by the FBI, as there have been sightings of Bishop across Europe for 40 years.
QeEa TIL Rapper Akon has brought solar electricity to over 1 million Africans, and counting
4kdBX TIL The bands Fountains of Wayne (self-titled) and Flamingoes (Plastic Jewels) released albums with the exact same cover photo within two weeks of each other in 1996. Unbeknownst to either band, the photographer Nick Wappington had licensed the picture to both bands.
dBr9 TIL Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry starred in a Windows 95 video guide
XEaxr TIL Adult Nile Crocodiles only require 600-1000 kcal per day, less than half the daily calorie requirements of an adult human