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TIL That an American charity will pay drug addicts $300 to get sterilized

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KYonJ TIL the US Department of Agriculture published guidance on how to dispose of horses with explosives [PDF]
P1Y5w TIL About Water Tunnel Number 3, an ongoing construction project that began in 1970, to bring water from upstate NY to the City through tunnels 500 ft below street level
LQ5R0 TIL about solutions journalism, an approach of reporting that focuses on solutions to problems and if they are working or not working by citing credible evidence.
PY8Ye TIL that the creator of James Bond also wrote the children's book, Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang.
4kVKR TIL that the Water Speed Record is one of the world's most dangerous competitions. Of the thirteen people who have attempted it since 1930, seven have died. The record is 317.59 mph, set by Ken Warby in 1978.