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TIL that alcohol is used in freezer thermometers as it has a lower freezing point than other fluids

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xn6w TIL that goldfish can live beyond 20 years if you take good care of them. The oldest goldfish on record was 43 years.
5YOer TIL: All arcade games imported into North America from 1989 to 2000 had the following FBI slogan included into their attract mode: "Winners Don't Use Drugs".
6yA7 TIL of the Internet Movie Car Database. Select a make and model of a car and it’ll tell you which films it has appeared in and how prominent it was to the movie
8LJa TIL Alberta, Canada has been virtually rat free for decades. The provincial government has maintained a successful rat extermination program since shortly after World War II.
VMGXB TIL that more modest two-piece swim suits were popular in the US before the government ordered a 10% reduction in fabric used in woman's swimwear in 1943 as wartime rationing.