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TIL an experiment on seed germination at Michigan State University has been running ever since 1879, and plans to run until the year 2100.

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6vB7 TIL: When Rialto police began wearing cameras there was an 88% decline in the number of complaints filed against officers, compared with the 12 months before the study. Officers also used force nearly 60 percent less often. Force used was twice as likely to have been by officers not wearing cameras.
nExG TIL When the original people measured Mt. Everest, they added 2 ft. on it because they didn’t think people would believe it was exactly 29,000 ft.
XNek TIL in 1810, to win a bet that he could turn anywhere into the most talked-about address in London, Theodore Hook sent thousands of letters from 54 Berners St., requesting deliveries, visitors & assistance. Within a day, thousands had been drawn to the street - including the Archbishop of Canterbury
VMm1G TIL, disco music is a scientifically used “mild stressor” used in animal studies to assess the animals’ responses to stress.
VBgnZ TIL that 12 million barrels of oil are used to produce plastic bags in the U.S.