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TIL molten glass becomes a conductor of electricity.

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rJe1 TIL in 1975, a man died of laughter watching the “Kung Fu Kapers” episode of The Goodies. The skit featured a kilt-clad Scotsman with bagpipes battling a man with a black pudding. His widow later sent The Goodies a letter thanking them for making the final moments of her husband’s life so pleasant.
xVL81 TIL Owls don't have eyeballs. The eyes are long and shaped more like a tube. Owl eyes can't turn in their sockets because of this shape.
pYRQG TIL that in Newfoundland, two towns called Dildo and Conception Bay South exist within miles of each other.
QJp1a TIL about the Native American town of Saukenuk, which had as many as 5000 residents in 1826. It was a multi-ethnic settlement, and featured a central courtyard, straight and well-kept streets, hundreds of large wigwams, a very large temple/council house, and was surrounded by vast farmland.
9wpND TIL of a redout, the opposite of a blackout. Typically only experienced by pilots, blood flows from lower parts of the body to the head, and can cause stroke and retinal damage.