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TIL free range chickens sleep in trees

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6EA7l TIL a man in England accidentally blew up his parents’ house after he knocked on a stove’s control, which burned a clothes basket, which then lit a grocery bag on fire and caused an aerosol can of deodorant to explode, resulting in £20,000 ($26,182) in damages.
rRJAe TIL of Dawn Wells, the first woman to wear short shorts on television as she played Mary Ann on Gilligan’s Island
W7Gw8 TIL that “jalapeño hands” is a burning sensation that is caused by cutting up jalapeño peppers with bare hands, and it can last from a few hours to a few days. Capsaicin oil in the peppers irritates the affected skin until it fades away or is neutralized.
AD4Dg TIL far and away the most expensive roller coaster ever built is Hagrid’s Magic Creatures Motorbike Adventure at Universal’s Orlando Resort, costing $300 million. Meanwhile, the second most expensive roller coaster is Expedition Everest at Disney World, costing three times less at only $100 million.
nePxd TIL the mens' Olympic Javelin was modified in 1986 to reduce throwing distances. The longest throws were beginning to exceed the length of the field and were a danger to people in the stands. The new javelins only fly 90% as far as the previous design and all pre-1986 records have been nullified.