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TIL that rents have been rising so much because of a software called YieldStar, which tells landlords the maximum they can raise the rent and profit

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ZpDER TIL the average urinary flow rate for women over 66 years old is twice the rate of men the same age. (18mL/sec. vs. 9mL/sec.)
NXB8J TIL you can become a certified rat tickler.
e06B6 TIL that, of the first 15 Roman Emperors, only one was heterosexual. The list of bisexual emperor includes famous names like Augustus, Trajan and Marcus Aurelius.
pX4O TIL in 2008, Bebo the popular social network was bought from its creators by AOL for $850 million dollars. It was then run into the ground and after 5 years the site filed for bankruptcy and was sold back to the original creators for $1 million dollars.
LQN9P TIL that most states in the USA have an official state fossil, for example the Stegosaurus stenops for Colorado.