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TIL Your central air systems works more efficiently, and saves more money, with interior doors open, not closed.

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kJleg TIL: In 1968, over 6000 sheep were killed in Utah and popular theories pointed to the Army. It was revealed 30 years later that it was indeed the result of nerve agent testing. Families nearby developed nervous system illnesses, but the Army accepted no responsibility.
rkY4 TIL While visiting America shortly after Pearl Harbor Winston Churchill suffered a minor heart attack. Fearing the possible headlines, his doctor didn’t tell anyone, including Churchill, that he had a heart attack.
R0Vj TIL The oft-cited statistic that 50% of marriages fail only applies to marriages before age 20. For older ages, it’s significantly lower, at 34% before age 23 and 14% before age 26.
GZgg TIL Weird Al owes much of his success to a radio show host named Dr. Demento
dDLP8 TIL that Dr. Leopold Poetsch (or Pötsch), an Austrian history teacher and ardent supporter of Pan-Germanism, influenced Hitler's nationalistic views while teaching him at the Linz high school.