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TIL There is a lake in Tanzania that turns animals into stone.

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xge0 TIL the pockets on men’s dress clothing are often sewn shut to preserve aesthetics during transport to, and display in, the store. These are functional pockets that can be opened up and are not fake pockets as many assume.
7rYYX TIL During the Cold War, the US tested its ejector seats out on bears.
6EolX TIL That when Washington D.C. was first built and the federal government moved there, there was no building for the Supreme Court. They had no permanent meeting place until 1810, when they moved into the north wing (Senate) of the Capitol and stayed there until 1935 when they had their own building.
gMKd4 TIL that on the sitcom "NewsRadio", Ray Romano was originally cast as the electrician and handyman character Joe Garrelli but was let go after one rehearsal, and was replaced by Joe Rogan.
nyVr TIL that the 5 nanometer transistor production process (~ year 2020) is expected to be the end of Moore’s Law