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TIL South Africa has three capital cities, one for each of the three branches of government.

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MeG0W TIL Penguin poop will change Antarctica's ecosystem. Their nutrient rich poop can one day support plant and animals which currently can't survive in Antarctica.
kx0W TIL that during prohibition, the US government ordered poison be added to industrial alcohol to discourage consumption. People continued to drink it, so the government mandated more potent poison and it killed as many as 10,000 people.
7r8nO TIL that the Texas City Refinery explosion was the result of a hydrocarbon vapor cloud being ignited by a runaway diesel engine. The vapor served as excess fuel (sucked through the air intake) creating a positive feedback loop. As the engine overheated, it backfired igniting the surrounding cloud.
9w877 TIL 21 libraries that included the Helen Keller archives, photo negatives of JFK, priceless art, evidence and files of investment fraud being investigated by the SEC, CIA files in a secret office, the 3000 lives and infrastructure loss was totaled up to 30.5 Billion when the Twin Towers fell.
py94 TIL: Randy Quaid (National Lampoon’s Cousin Eddy) is a wanted felon