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TIL the Pot-in-pot refrigerator uses a porous outer clay pot (lined with wet sand) containing an inner pot within which food is placed. The evaporation of the outer liquid draws heat from the inner pot, and requires only a flow of relatively dry air and a source of water, but no electricity.

VBV58 TIL that Bill Laimbeer, legendary NBA tough guy who was instrumental in the late 80’s Detroit Pistons being labeled the “Bad Boys” also played a recurring role as a Sleestak on the original Land of the Lost TV series.
e0LOJ TIL Tiffany Haddish’s mother Leola suffered severe brain damage in a car accident that Tiffany’s stepfather caused. He had tampered with the brakes on her mother's car, intending the wreck to kill Haddish, her siblings, and her mother so he could collect on their life insurance policies.
PkAO TIL that the difference between American and British English is not due to American English diverting away from British, but rather British English changing while American English did not. American English is actually more similar to 1700s British English than the accents in the UK are today.
BEDL TIL A Private Collector Paid 1.5million for Marilyn Monroe Sex Tape, to keep it a secret
Bgywk TIL that fingerprint analysis relies on human judgment. Computer databases can identify potential fingerprint matches, but it's up to trained fingerprint examiners to determine if a match is accurate, and examiners can come to different conclusions.