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TIL Hawaii observes Hawaii Standard Time all year. There are no Daylight Saving Time clock changes.

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6EG9w TIL There are no reported cases of runners dying of dehydration during marathons — but there are plenty of cases of runners dying from water intoxication.
0w6Nj TIL about Lou Pearlman, a music producer and con man who managed both the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC, defrauding both bands out of millions. He went on to run one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in history, leaving more than $300 million in debts to investors
b90B4 TIl that the Norwegian government still uses steel plates from the battle ship Tirpitz to cover up holes during road construction.
DQnY TIL Steve Irwin’s last words: “Don’t worry, they usually don’t swim backwards”
1anXV TIL Cambodian rock of the 1960s and 1970s was a thriving and prolific music scene, but was abruptly crushed by the Khmer Rouge communists in 1975, and many of its musicians disappeared or were executed during the ensuing Cambodian genocide.