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TIL The town Santa Rita do Sapucai in Brazil powers its streetlights by having convicts pedal bicycles attached to generators.

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MpQV TIL studies show vegans have significantly higher rates of mental health issues
b9jep TIL: That the Latin word for intoxicated is crapulence.
VRpG TIL That one of the most successful military regiments in WWI was denied their going away parade because they were a colored regiment, but were invited after the war due to their valor
kOxRd TIL of 15 yo Mary Vincent, who in the 70's hitched a ride with a stranger. She was then brutally assaulted in the van, had both of her arms chopped off, and was then thrown over a cliff to die. She miraculously survived and later faced her attacker in court.
awG0J TIL R.E.M.’s “Man on the Moon” lyrics repeat “Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah”. Michael Stipe said his friend Kurt Cobain had a habit of placing "yeah" in Nirvana songs so Stipe wanted to outdo him by writing a song with more “yeahs”