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TIL that the Denver police uses a Smelloscope to find pot smokers that don’t comply with the Denver “odour ordinance”

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GAvb7 TIL the sun is not on fire. It produces heat and light through nuclear fusion rather than burning matter using oxygen.
VBODD TIL that all the writings of the Greek philosopher Leucippus have been lost except for one sentence: “Nothing happens at random, but everything for a reason and by necessity”
47aJ TIL of a Malawian teenager who taught himself how to build a windmill out of junk and bring power to his village. He then went on to build a second, larger windmill to power irrigation pumps. He did this all from books he read in the library.
pQxb TIL: A koi named Hanako was the oldest know captive fish. When she died in 1977 she was determined to be 226 years old. Not only was she older than the United States, she also predated the European discovery of Australia by 19 years.
KOpgJ TIL Roman Emperor Nero used to dress in disguise to rob stores and mug civilians. One night he picked the wrong man, a senator named Montanus, who beat him within an inch of his life. Montanus later realised his error and apologised profusely, however Nero made him commit suicide as recompense.