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TIL : we finally developed a new steel alloy as light as titanium!

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5Ykdp TIL Winnie the Pooh enters the public domain in the United States at midnight on New Year's Day, 2022 (i.e. nine days from now)
brYN TIL that in order to study a cow’s digestion, research cows are fitted with a port in their side big enough to see and reach into so that scientists can gather the contents inside without hurting the cow. The cow lives a normal life and can actually live longer than a regular cow.
8A0V TIL in the Harry Potter universe, Hogwarts is located in Scotland, not England.
p8a7b TIL while waiting for his audition for 'The Office', John Krasinski was telling someone about how he was worried the producers were going to screw the show up because of how great the British version is. The person he was talking to was Greg Daniels, the shows executive producer.
epDgn TIL The 'lead-crime hypothesis' argues that an increase in lead levels in the blood, due to leaded petrol, was a major driver in the increase in crime in the US. Its subsequent banning also correlates with a significant decrease in crime.