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TIL an average of 250 oil pipeline accidents happen each year, at a cost of over $6.3 billion.

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8a9nP TIL At the Suomenlinna Prison in Finland, the only thing keeping the inmates in is a yellow picket fence.
Me8L8 TIL that falling asleep during summer or in hot environments is harder because our body temperature lowers 1 to 2 degrees when we sleep. An optimal room temperature for falling asleep is around 18.3°C or 65°F.
nW44B TIL about Sci-Hub, a shadowy online library that bypasses paywalls to allow people to access over 50 million research papers for free, all in the interest of public knowledge.
4XaAJ TIL that pineapples were name during after pinecones due to their spiky appearances
DKap TIL Homer Simpson had a cameo in the cult 90’s adult cartoon, Duckman. This particular episode was also nominated for an Emmy and lost to…The Simpsons.