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TIL that a 2010 study showed that 5000 people with PhDs were janitors.

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nWvOY TIL that there are digital high security combination locks that can detect robotic dialing, and can even support two-person locking with one physical dial
4kBBw TIL the fastest speed limit in North and South America is 85 mph (136.8 kph) on a 41-mile stretch of toll road, Texas State Highway 130, between SH 45 (South of Austin, Texas) and I-10 (East of Seguin, TX).
R5Ze9 TIL: Award wining American actor Glen Close voiced grandma (Mona) Simpson in episode 136. She reprised the roll for a total of 10 episodes.
7B7P TIL due to Niger having the world’s highest fertility rate, nearly 50% of the entire population is under the age of 14 years old
KO466 TIL in 2005 there was an erroneous Emergency Alert TV/radio broadcast in Connecticut that called for the evacuation of the entire state. Residents did not evacuate, and the most common response was to simply change the channel.