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TIL that NYC’s drinking water contains tiny shrimp, making it technically not kosher

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mYDM TIL Mr Rogers’ car was stolen and when it made the news, it was returned with a note saying “If we’d known it was yours, we never would have taken it.”
OjKg TIL ABC only aired “Clerks: The Animated Show” twice before canceling it. They aired the fourth episode first, and then aired the second episode despite the fact that the second episode is a ‘flashback’ episode, and derives much of its humor from the fact that it flashes back to the first episode.
d8l8 TIL Rep. Joe Barton (R–Texas) is against wind energy because “wind is God’s way of balancing heat,” and fears that wind turbines will slow down the wind thus heating up the earth. He also claims wind is a “finite resource.”
mxr1O TIL Viagra can double shelf life of cut flowers, making them stand up straight for as long as a week beyond their natural lifespan
6orZ TIL that Japan’s Hitashi Seaside Park covers an area of 190 hectares with 4.5 million flower blossoms. Come spring, the Nemophila seeds create a landscape of perpetual blue.