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TIL lemurs get high on millipedes

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aXnL TIL many major cities in Europe offer ‘Sanisettes’: private, self-contained, self-cleaning, public bathrooms. After the user has exited, a wash cycle begins and the entire floor and toilet fixture are automatically sprayed, scrubbed and disinfected.
LQVYv TIL: That the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota doesn't have central heating but instead relies on passive solar and human body heat to keep the space 70 degrees year-round.
ne8BY TIL that during the 1918 influenza epidemic, volunteers in Seattle made 260,000 face masks in three days
DDQD TIL that the two songs whose tempo is closest to the optimum for performing CPR on someone who has just suffered a heart attack - 100 bpm - are “Stayin’ Alive” and “Another One Bites The Dust”
MbbB TIL Torture whistleblower John Kiriakou has been audited by the IRS every year for the last 7 years.