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TIL of Moving Day in Quebec. Because of a previous law, the vast majority of leases in Quebec end on or around July 1. In July 2004, approximately 120,000 households moved, corresponding to 4% of the population. Moving companies work around the clock, with charges often being 3x normal rates.

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0wdvM To conform to the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, the U.S. must cull its deployed nuclear strategic warheads by roughly 700. Once the National Nuclear Security Administration’s scientists inspect each warhead to determine the best way to take it apart, it goes to Pantex Plant in Texas, the only facility cleared to disassemble nukes.
oB5vr TIL: Fish have evolved to use turbulence so efficiently, that under the right conditions, a dead fish can "swim" upstream.
R5ovw TIL that Whoopi Goldberg does not have any eyebrows. In a 2022 episode of The View, Goldberg explained that she had them as a little kid but kept removing them ever since her mother did so when she began developing bumps on her face. Her costars also said they never noticed she didn't have any.
OoQJa TIL that difficulty in hearing in noisy places is a real medical condition called"cochlear synaptopathy" or "hidden hearing loss" and it is undetected in most hearing tests.
6EeKW TIL The use of a melamine sponge (Magic Eraser) will whiten teeth and remove stains more effectively and less invasively compared to a conventional toothbrush while reducing the risk of re-staining.