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TIL that approximately 300 people live in the tunnels under Las Vegas in order to do drugs or be alone in general.

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vGj8 TIL that there is a neurological condition called Witzelsucht, causing the affected person to make constant puns, jokes, and sexual comments in an inappropriate setting.
wLapP TIL that tanning in a UV bed a single time increases a person’s risk of developing melanoma by 20 percent.
ANAyg TIL Elton John has frequently said that without songwriter Bernie Taupin there would be no Elton John. The have been collaborating on music for 56 years, since Elton was 20 and Bernie was 17. A few songs of Taupin’s: Crocodile Rock, Candle in the Wind and Rocket Man.
VvgB TIL that the Sega Saturn had online play capability, and due to not using a service similar to Xbox Live or PSN, is still capable of being played today (assuming you have a phone line still)!
jAnR TIL paleontologists have found 55-million-year old fossil remains of parrots in Scandinavia