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TIL That due to limited plumbing and water supply in Antartica, research stations use incinerator toilets. An incinerator toilet is a waterless, self-contained sanitation unit that uses high temperatures to combust human waste (solid and liquid) into small amounts of sterile, odorless ash.

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w6YY TIL the “town” of Monowi, Nebraska has a population of 1. Elsie Eiler, in her capacity as Mayor, grants herself a liquor license and pays taxes to herself.
vPwxD TIL that Rudolf Schenker, guitarist and found of Scorpions, is such a massive fan of the show Gilmore Girls that he wrote the song "Lorelei" as a love letter to it's leading character.
Zp9oa TIL an estimated 10% of the population of Seychelles is addicted to heroin
4LRX TIL There is a massive X-Ray generator called the “Z machine” in New Mexico. It has produced temperatures greater than 6 billion degrees Fahrenheit.
JYbR8 TIL about the saying "Cup of Joe". The meaning of the saying is a little unclear but it was narrowed down to 2 ideas. The term was either derived from "Cup of Jamoke", which is from Java and Mocha and then was shortened to Joe or it is using Joe as a fellow guy to signify the drink of a common man.