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TIL that there is a lock in the Netherlands with a doorbell for fish. As soon as the doorbell rings, the lock is opened so that the fish can swim through in search of a place to lay their eggs.

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KYDZJ TIL about the “Little Joe Penetrometer:” A pistol crossbow prototype weapon designed by the OSS for covert operations in WW2.
NvdE TIL Jamie Hyneman, co-host of MythBusters founder of M5 Industries, was a problematic child who ran away at 14 and hitchhiked all over the country before becoming the silent walrus we all know today
Ew8d TIL If a person is a customer at a gas station in California, they are obligated to give you free air and water upon request. One should not be paying the $1.50 charge.
neRNY TIL the U.S. was on the verge of drafting women into the U.S. Army Nurse Corps in anticipation of the invasion of the Japanese mainland in late 1945 during World War II
ANgZn TIL that Natalie Portman filmed scenes with full frontal nudity for 2004’s Closer, but the director, Mike Nichols, chose not to use the footage and deleted it from the final cut of the movie.