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TIL that Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, OH operates 24/7 live camera feeds of the park that anybody can watch

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kOd5W TIL that organ donation is on an opt-out basis in Singapore. Citizens who opt-out have a lower priority of receiving an organ should they need one.
8eeoL TIL of Vancouver's "Dude Chilling" Park, a local name based on the sculpture "Reclining Figure" (which looks like a dude chilling). An artist erected a fake Parks Dept. sign reading "Dude Chilling Park", but the city took it down. After public outcry, it was replaced and got official approval.
Y77xW TIL that Maine is the closest U.S. state to Africa.
kOo0d TIL In 2005 an Oxford University student died when hurled 30 metres through the air by trebuchet. He was a member of the Oxford Stunt Factory, previously known as the Dangerous Sports Club. The most famous member was Graham Chapman of Monty Python, who also used a catapult in the Holy Grail.
ADEal TIL in The silver fox domestication experiment, the tamest foxes were selected to be bred, generation after generation, to see what happened: they became very tame very fast, developed floppy ears and curly tails, and some got mottled coats, just like other domesticated animals.