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TIL the main point of a water tower is to provide water pressure, rather than water.

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kOy05 TIL about the Shedim. They are creatures very similar to Jinns in Islam. Their name was later translated into "daimonia" by the Greek, which caused the misunderstanding later down the line that they are evil creatures.
QwLe TIL that SCOTUS ruled in 1927 that forced sterilizations were legal and to this day, that decision has not been overturned.
nnnb TIL baseball managers sometimes yell nonsensical things at umpires (e.g “I had bad wine at an Italian restaurant”) to invigorate their team, while keeping themselves from being thrown out of the game.
v1067 TIL that George Francis Train organized the Union Pacific Railroad. He also traveled around the world in 80 days, which inspired the Jules Verne novel, Around the World in 80 Days.
jJyE TIL There’s an alternate ending to The Lion King, where Scar defeats Simba by throwing him off Pride Rock to his apparent death. A fire then consumes Scar who stands there, laughing manically, while he burns to death. It was deemed “too dark” for a Disney film.