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TIL flat escalators are called travelators

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jNaKj TIL There is a deepsea crab named after the metal band "Metallica", because its habitat contains all kinds of metals and to raise awareness to the effects of deepsea metal mining
d7kQ TIL that from 2000-2001 in California, traders at the now defunct company, Enron, manipulated the price of energy by shutting down power grids causing rolling blackouts. These blackouts would increase demand for energy and thus cause the price to surge sometimes 20x above it’s normal value.
lopVV TIL that Caffeine does not give you energy, it blocks the action of adenosine on its receptors and consequently prevents the onset of drowsiness. Thus not giving you energy, but just keeping you from feeling tired!
Nn6N TIL many American Indian tribal people recognized four genders: Masculine Men, Feminine Men, Masculine Women, and Feminine Women. The “two-spirit” individuals would mix both “male” and “female” clothing and duties. MM+FM and FW+MW relationships weren’t regarded as homosexual.
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