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TIL that crows in Tokyo often steal wire coathangers to add to their nests, which cause blackouts when built on power lines

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B4yD TIL that Dr Dre has beaten a couple women. Years ago he publicly beat a female reporter at a party while his bodyguard held the crowd back. He also beat his ex girlfriend while they were together.
GM15 TIL Walt Disney’s original vision for EPCOT was to build a constantly transforming, livable, planned community devoted to the happiness of its residents and that would solve many of the ills of city life. He called it the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, or EPCOT for short.
p86n4 TIL about “Dunbar’s Number,” a theory that suggests humans can only successfully keep up to 150 interpersonal relationships.
EmL7 TIL phrases like, “Long time no see,” and “Chop chop” are gramatically incorrect and originate from Chinese immigrants. These phrases may have been coined by native speakers immitating these immigrants.
KY0QQ TIL it was reported that over 500k children died as a result of sanctions on Iraq after the first gulf war, despite it being proven as a manipulation of census data by Saddam’s government, is still believed by many Iraqis today.