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TIL that 80% of toilets in Hong Kong are flushed with seawater in order to conserve the city's scarce freshwater resources

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kOL64 TIL that more men were killed in the 8th Air Force (Bombers) in WWII than in the entire Marine Corps
PYRwG TIL Benedict Cumberbatch was kidnapped by armed robbers in South Africa in 2005
BgmQb TIL an Australian bartender exploited an ATM glitch and went on a $1.6 million spending spree over 4.5 months before getting caught!
PGkO TIL Derek Amato is one of just 30 “acquired savants” worldwide. After been taken to hospital with a serious concussion from a diving accident, he sat down at a piano and discovered he was a musical genius.
YBRx TIL E. Frenkel, a Russian Psychic claimed he could stop a train with his psychic powers. So, he stepped in front of a freight train. It didn’t work.