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TIL people can hear if pouring water is hot or cold

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4XJrR TIL men born in the East of Glasgow, Scotland, have a life expectancy of 54 years
XENEr TIL the blue liquid at the bottom of a porta potty was originally made with formaldehyde in order to deal with the smell. Nowadays more and more manufacturers are using enzymes and microbes that feed on odor-causing bacteria.
e9Ok TIL that the very first episode of Cops starts off with an El Camino that has a homemade cardboard box stuffed with police officers.
epBOn TIL on the night of 22-23 July 1945 USN Commander Eugene Fluckey sent a shore party from his submarine USS Barb (SS-220) to sabotage a railroad. The raiders became the only Allied force to invade mainland Japan in the war, and the Barb became the only sub in history with a confirmed kill on a train.
wkG7 TIL it is totally legal to film on-duty police officers in California and under federal law.