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TIL there are about 100 secret offices in the U.S. Capitol building used by members of the Senate and senior members of the House; their locations are unknown even by staff members.

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9wvYB TIL in 1998 a man in Hokkaido built a hut and committed suicide by starving himself to death. He kept a detailed diary, writing about his experience up until his death
ZeLY TIL every resident of Alaska gets an annual “oil royalty check”–a payment representing their share of revenue from Alaskan oil. In 2008 the payout reached a high of $2,069, or $8,276 for a family of four.
woAlE TIL a serial killer “Barbie” Karla Homolka, who together with her husband “Ken” Paul Bernardo murdered 3 young women including her own sister, spent only 12 years in prison & is happily married to her trial attorney’s brother raising 3 children
GAWJJ TIL it is illegal to run out of fuel on Germany's Autobahn
6EV0w TIL The leading cause of death for US hospital patients isn’t heart attack or stroke, but infection picked up in hospital