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TIL that the Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during the summer due to the expansion of iron in the heat

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wLZJ TIL a student was given 31 electric shocks at a Massachusetts “school of last resort” as part of the school’s “­behavior-modification program.” The student, who had been diagnosed with mental retardation, can be seen on tape strapped down and screaming for six hours as the shocks are administered.
DQwQY TIL that the Bee Movie doesn’t have “The” in the title and is just “Bee Movie”
p8LNA TIL About The Kurgan hypothesis. That a group of peoples 6,000 to 8,000 years ago, whose language is now related to 440 others, spread across Europe and parts of Asia. Their word "lox" has survived unchanged for 8,000 years and means/pronounced the same as it is today in English.
X0ka6 TIL about the Pizzly Bear, a Polar and Grizzly Bear hybrid. This hybrid species isn't sterile and can actually procreate.
5YMLP TIL using two spaces after a period is absolutely wrong.