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TIL Ohio’s state flag is the only non-rectangular flag of all the U.S. states.

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8rJZ TIL “morning wood” occurs during REM sleep when certain neurotransmitters slow down which normally control blood flow. Morning wood also helps with bladder control at night.
OGERX TIL In 1999 a heat wave almost forced two nuclear power stations next to Lake Erie to shut down because the temperature of the water in the lake almost reached the 85 degree limit.
p8D9O TIL the American Public Power Association has a ‘Squirrel Index’ data tracker to track squirrel attacks on electrical power systems. They found that the two peak periods of highest squirrel activity are May-June and October-November.
yV08l TIL that the scientific term for "brain freeze" is sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia. It occurs when something cold touches the roof of your mouth, causing blood vessels in the area to constrict and then rapidly dilate, triggering pain.
lv77 TIL Charles Manson took over 150 hours of Scientology courses, rejected it as too crazy, and then went on to murder a whole bunch of people.