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TIL about the Drop Dead Foundation in Mumbai that fixes leaky faucets for free to save water, which has helped save millions over the years.

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Z8gmY TIL The climate anomaly between 535–536 caused a global drop in temperature, resulting in a long and devastating winter in Scandinavia. Some scientists believe that this winter became the influence to the "Fimbulwinter" that's the prelude the end of the world in Ragnarök.
QNMO9 TIL many commonly used statistical methods, such as Student's t-test, were invented by the head brewer at Guiness Brewery for quality control
1ar07 TIL when Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters broke his leg while performing, he designed a special "throne" that would allow him to play with his cast on rather than cancel their American Tour.
ZvGR TIL that although the All-Seeing Eye was a real Freemasonry symbol, it has zero connection to the Illuminati except in modern conspiracy theory
KYO4w TIL it is possible to have multiple pupils or even multiple irises in one eye. The condition is called Polycoria.