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TIL that Japanese vending machines are operated to dispense drinking water free of charge when the water supply gets cut off during a disaster.

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56Qn TIL a 3rd grade teacher ran an experiment with her class after the assassination of Martin Luther King where she got kids to discriminate against each other on the basis of eye color
YpMjd TIL about Yasuteru Yamada, a retired engineer who after watching the news coverage of the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster, organized a group of 200+ fellow retirees and volunteered to go to the site and assist in the cleanup so the younger generation didn't have to and risk exposure to radiation.
86e4 TIL Jewish law not only permits, but in some circumstances requires abortion. Where the mother’s life is in jeopardy because of the unborn child, abortion is mandatory.
b9Q4a TIL lungs are the only organ that can float in water
Wed TIL the opposite of “Ambidextrous” is “Ambisinister”: Literally ‘having two left hands’