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TIL in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, public transportation is free for its residents.

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wLgOP TIL A concerned person walked by a house and heard a man shouting "why won't you die?" with a child screaming inside. The police were called. This triggered a full police response. It turned out he was trying to kill a spider.
R55y9 TIL of "mail jumping", a form of mail delivery in Geneva Lake, Wisconsin, USA where mail carriers ride along the side of a boat, jump off on to the dock, deliver mail, pick up outgoing mail, and jump back on to the boat all while the boat continues to move.
N7w7P TIL 'Detoxing' your body is a myth.
4kpyg TIL Until 1980, users of chess computers had to move the computer’s pieces by hand. The 1982 Novag Robot Adversary used a robotic arm to move pieces but only 2500 units were produced due to high failure rates
L7mm TIL that 70% of all Canadian blood plasma is actually sourced from the United States, where donors are regularly paid for their donations.