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TIL Concrete is the second most consumed material in the world after water.

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R1wQ TIL Most of the big US Airlines have shifted major maintenance work on their aircraft to places like El Salvador, Mexico, and China, where few mechanics are FAA certified and inspections “have no teeth”
4Xb96 TIL about Kunyaza, a sexual practice endemic to Rwanda which leads to female ejaculation 90% of the time and which is traditionally combined with another cultural practice: labia enlongation
EM0x TIL that although the the state of Arizona has been under a drought just as long as California has, Arizona will not run out of water anytime soon due to early intervention
Wk4vB TIL that in 1995 NASA updated an original study by Peter N Witt on the effects of various drugs on spiders and found similar results.
nekvG TIL of Derek Amato, who after a head injury, was diagnosed with Acquired Musical Savant Syndrome, and suddenly could play expert level piano. When asked during an interview to perform a simple song, “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”. He attempted, struggled, and gave up.