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TIL Leaches have been used to predict storms.

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OoYnY TIL of Superstar USA. Essentially "Anti-American Idol" only the worst singers progressed, but were told they were performing well. In the finale they revealed to the "winner" that she was actually a terrible singer, and the show was all a prank.
LBev TIL once 4th largest lake in the world, the Aral Sea, has declined to only 10% of its original size since the 1960’s. The shrinking of the Aral Sea has been called one of the planet’s worst environmental disasters.
GAJP5 TIL that until earlier this year it was legal for apartments in Austin, Texas to have no windows, and that landlords often didn't disclose this in advertisements
4PAX TIL of a woman born with 3 fingers on her right hand. After a tragic accident, she lost her right hand and later developed a phantom limb…with 5 fingers.
0dRX5 TIL that firefighters use water that is wetter than regular water