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TIL that the Camden Bench was specifically designed to deter sleeping, littering, skateboarding, drug dealing, graffiti and theft. It is considered emblematic of hostile architecture.

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wZkM TIL that for decades, the mayor of Hiroshima writes a letter of protest every time a nuclear test is conducted, as a plea to end the use of nuclear weapons.
OGn76 TIL Wine is used to cook fondue because its acid helps to keep the cheese from stringing together
6848 TIL The last man to walk on the moon, Gene Cernan, etched his daughter Tracy’s initials — T D C — into the dust
neJGb TIL Martin Luther was virulently antisemitic and his writings were used by the Nazis to justify their hatred of Jews
QJ6Nd TIL about "wateraid.org": a charity organization that is "determined to make clean water, reliable toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone, everywhere within a generation". In 2018-19, they brought 206,000 schools clean water, 182,000 schools decent toilets, and 695,000 schools good hygiene.