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TIL there’s a house in NY that is legally haunted “and seller must inform the purchaser of the haunting.”

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vPEoD TIL a coin toss determined the name for Portland, Oregon. It was named after the winner’s hometown. If he lost, it would have been named Boston, Oregon, after the other guy’s hometown.
9w60m TIL the average American uses 71lbs of ketchup in a year.
v1b88 TIL that to actually disinfect, most surface sprays need to be left wet on the bench for up to 10 minutes before wiping them off again. Pesky fine print, huh.
VMrG4 TIL in Kyrgyzstan they play sport called Kok-Boru. It's like Polo but as a ball they use dead goat(used to use dead wolf)
XEXaR Today I Learned that simply washing your lenses with soapy water prevents them from fogging when you wear a facemask and that this is a common technique used by surgeons and others in the operating theatre.