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TIL Seattle, Washington's North Transfer Station waste collection plant has a viewing room and playground on its premises

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GYxOQ TIL Two days before the 1976 Israeli raid on Entebbe Airport to rescue hostages, Idi Amin allowed one of the sick Jewish passengers to be taken to a local hospital and allowed her to stay there after receiving treatment but sent a squad to murder her when he felt humiliated by the Israeli action
lo66V TIL An elephant's skin can be up to 1 inch thick but is so sensitive it can feel a fly landing on it.
LkA9m TIL that in 2016, a Canadian man changed his name to "Above Znoneofthe" and ran in an Ontario election. On the ballot, his name would show as "Znoneofthe Above". Sadly, he didn't win...
nWWDb TIL that (UK) Pelican crossings have nothing to do with birds. They’re called Pelicon crossings which stands for people light controlled
Zoop Til that the first televised MMA fight occurred in 1963 when boxer Jim Beck offered $1,000 to any Judo practitioner (who he termed “Judo Bums”) that could beat a professional boxer. Gene Lebell took on the challenge, and won after choking out his opponent and leaving him unconscious for 20 minutes.