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TIL a house which was illegaly expanded remained abandoned for about 25 years before it was demolished in 2018

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LQ1gZ TIL sperm have olfactory guidance. They literally smell their way to the egg.
vkK7 TIL a German power washing company donates its cleaning services to monuments around the world, including Christ the Redeemer, the Seattle Space Needle, and Mount Rushmore. Besides being a nice philanthropic venture, this has helped them develop new techniques as they work on abnormal monuments.
XENkD TIL while for decades, it was thought that political conservatives are generally more fearful & threat-sensitive, a new study suggests that they are no more fearful or threat-sensitive than liberals, but instead are scared of different things
g6YD TIL that President Wilson actually VETO'ed the Volstead Act but congress passed it anyway bringing on the beginning of Prohibition.
dVMj TIL one of the oldest companies in America sold soap to George Washington and many other presidents. They still sell the scents in the exact formulas today.