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wLyD1 TIL The crucial reason why manholes are round is because a round lid cannot fall into a round opening whereas a square lid can fall into a square opening diagonally
P1Ake TIL Forecast (relating to Weather) is an invented word in 1850's by Admiral Robert FitzRoy, who also captained HMS Beagle during Darwin's voyages. The concept of a weather forecast was met with amusement and some of the earliest users were people betting on horse races
ZpWXB TIL about Texarkana, two different towns on the border of Texas and Arkansas with the same name. They operate similar to one, despite two state laws. Their courthouse is also the only one in the USA to sit on a state border.
pMmG TIL that in 2010 US crime rates were at their lowest in the past 40 years
nWmvd TIL There are no seagulls in Hawaii