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TIL scientists at the Allen Telescope Array always keep champagne in their fridge in case they find signs of extraterrestrial life.

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W7Ny4 TIL some cities have e-commerce zones for buying or selling online goods in person
G4Vg TIL that school buses are painted yellow because it gets people’s attention faster than any other color and is also well noticeable in bad weather. People detect yellow 1.24 times better than red in the corner of their eyes.
grO4A TIL of Rita Crundwell, who embezzled $54 million as Comptroller of Dixon, IL (pop. 15,000). This was about 30% of the city's funding for 22 years. She served less than 9 years in prison and is now living on an 80-acre ranch that was likely bought with her ill-gotten gains.
KOjVE TIL the Bearded Vulture's diet is 70-90% bones and often swallows them whole
d8098 TIL of Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme who attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford in Sacramento, California. When the gun failed, she turned to the Secret Service and said, "It didn't go off. Can you believe it?"