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TIL the “s” curve in drain pipes acts as a water lock to prevent sewer gas from escaping into buildings

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kpPg TIL if you are a US Resident you are not allowed to bring any kind of lawsuit against Dropbox if you use their service.
9YZyQ TIL many people believed Abraham Lincoln was ugly, including himself. Once, when he was accused of being “two-faced” during a debate, he replied, “If I had two faces, would I be showing you this one?”
WkWdB TIL The unofficial motto of the U.S. Air Force crews serving in America's nuclear missile silos is 'Death Wears Bunny Slippers' because of the tendency for missileers to wear pajamas and Snuggies while on duty.
R5VE1 TIL Molly Gibson was an embryo for 28 years before being born in 2020 (frozen in 92)
W7VA TIL the Arab World doesn’t read many books unless they are about religion. Spain translates more books in a single year than the entire Arab world has translated in the last 1,000 years.