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TIL that China’s Three Gorges Dam shifted the poles by 2 cm and also led to an increase of 0.06 microseconds in day’s duration only due to its huge production capacity

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nWJWo TIL written Japanese uses three different types of characters: hiragana (a syllabary), katana (ANOTHER syllabary), and kanji (Chinese characters).
R0W8 TIL the University of Pittsburgh had 145 bomb threats last year
gZdb TIL the Titanic will be reduced to a rust stain in an estimated 15-20 years due to a metal eating bacteria.
dmO9 TIL that Woody from Toy Story has a Last name. It’s Pride. Woody Pride. It’s never mentioned in the movies.
Vrn4 TIL the only known smell that males are more sensitive to is bourgeonal - the chemical that gives the Lily of the Valley its scent. Incidentally, it also helps sperm swim faster.