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TIL Traffic in Toronto is so bad, drivers in the GTA lose about 118 hours a year stuck in it.

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LQAjd TIL that sleeping too much is associated with greater risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, and diabetes than sleeping too little in adults over 45.
6E7Lm TIL The Soviet Union had an internationally televised song contest. As few viewers had phones, they would turn their lights on if they liked a song and off if they didn’t. The power spikes were recorded by the state energy company and the reports sent to the station to pick the winner.
N7OwQ TIL Part of the Falklands Islands is littered with leftover landmines from the Falklands War. This stretch of beach has become home to hundreds of penguins as they are too light to trigger the mines when walking on them.
BQ4e TIL that in California, they use prison labor to fight forest fires
PYmpV TIL of The World Islands located 2.5 miles off the coast of Dubai in the Persian Gulf. The 300 artificial islands range from 150,000 to 450,000 sq. ft. in area & consist of 321 million cubic metres of sand & 386 million tons of rock.