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TIL the ponds that are common in residential neighborhoods are not installed as water features, they’re actually retention basins used to offset the drainage capacity of the ground removed by paving roads and building houses

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5YjEr TIL about the Secret Museum in Naples that houses artifacts taken from Pompeii that were deemed too pornographic and unsuitable for the public by archaeologists. Until 1980 only men with written permission from a minister of the king’s household could view the collection.
699bw TIL about Bhutanese talking stamps, which you can play on a record player to hear folk songs and learn about the history of Bhutan
LGgr TIL A man being arrested on the show “COPS” for prostitution charges threatened suing the show if his Chihuahua’s face wasn’t blurred. The man claimed he did not sign a release for the dog who is an actor with an agent.
dD9j TIL that not caring whether there is a god or not is called Apatheism.
J14 TIL Apple makes its employees work on dummy projects until they can be trusted.