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TIL that corpses can grow vivianite crystals in the right conditions

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4Xn56 TIL Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) has a degree in electrical engineering from Oxford
pYR0A TIL the origin of "32 skidoo"; attn super fans of Bob's Burgers. If you recall that episode with the birthday party with the old timee theme and the over the top parents, you're in luck, found the sauce. PBS documentary, "Fly with Me" at the 46:06 mark. Phrase refers to forced retirement at 32
OGOB1 TIL that the United Kingdom, the nation that invented the first tanks during WWI, was seriously considering retiring its entire main battle tank fleet as of 2020.
Yp45P TIL that McDonald's major revenue does not come from selling burgers but from their real estate. McDonald Corporation is a company with $40 billion dollars’ worth of real estate assets (before taking depreciation into account) and yearly revenues of $9 billion, of which nearly $4 billion in profit.
ne8dd TIL that the US Constitution mandates that citizens to Representatives are on a 30,000:1 ratio. This was eliminated in 1929 with the implementation of cap at 435 total representatives. The current ratio is currently about 770,000 citizens to each Rep.