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TIL there is a bar in California whose drink prices are constantly adjusted in real time based on supply & demand

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pYYLO TIL about the "Tilted Arc," a slightly curved, leaning metal wall installed as art in front of a federal building in NYC in 1979. It immediately met with complaints and petitions for its removal, but remained in place until 1986. No other site wanted it, its now stored in a warehouse.
aRKA TIL that having your alarm go off more than once in the morning doesn’t “slowly wake you up”, but actually makes it harder by causing you to restart the deep sleep cycle over and over again each time you hit snooze
N7wD8 TIL the Green Bay Packers are community-owned and non-profit (the only such professional team in the USA)
GARjG TIL that the New York City Tourism committee filed a complaint against Paramount after Jason Voorhees slashed through the I Love New York logo, during promotion for Jason Takes Manhattan.
6BjZ TIL of a sea slug that eats algae until it incorporates the algae into its tissues, eventually ceasing to eat and getting all of its energy from the sun directly.