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TIL: That there are 'Technology Sniffer Dogs'.

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l7RON TIL that Nikola Tesla openly expressed disgust for overweight people. Once, he fired his secretary because of her weight.
VMepZ TIL about the great California flood of 1861/62 when it rained continuously for 43 days, which was caused due to a phenomenon called Atmospheric rivers, creating a 300 mile long temporary sea. Sacramento was covered in 10 feet of debris filled water, and even telegraph poles were under water.
NVwN TIL Legend by Bob Marley has been on the album chart for over 914 weeks and currently sits at 69
x6rwb TIL there is a Titanic monument in DC, funded by women, to honor the men of the Titanic who died so that women and children could live. Only 20% of men survived, while over 70% of women and children made it.
k9vW TIL that Jimmy McMillan, the guy from the “Rent Is Too Damn High” meme, is a karate expert, and Vietnam War veteran, as well as a former postal worker, stripper, and private investigator.