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TIL deep-water fish get the bends when they are reeled in too fast. Sports fishermen unintentionally kill millions of fish each year due to the condition called barotrauma.

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oRxZK TIL that in the 1990's, Los Angeles was the bank robbery capital of America. After droves of "Baby Bandits" started robbing hundreds of banks, employees began to quit en masse. In 1992, losses related to robberies exceeded those from fraud for the first time.
6Ey4Y TIL Streets generally run East to West and Avenues generally run North to South.
rjkw TIL The most sophisticated bomb ever encountered by the FBI destroyed Harvey’s Wagon Wheel casino in Lake Tahoe in 1980. The device included 28 toggle switches , a float switch, tilt sensor, sensors and spring switches casing screws and joints, and a few surprises.
ko47 TIL the King of Siam offered Lincoln war elephants to use against the Confederacy in the Civil War, and Lincoln rejected the offer.
R7rj TIL that people from Niger are called Nigeriens, whereas people from Nigeria are called Nigerians