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TIL: Electric water heaters have 2 heating elements inside

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8aY04 TIL Indo-Canadian organized crime groups (of Indian origin) are the third major homegrown organized crime problem in Canada, next to outlaw motorcycle clubs and Native American criminal organizations.
nePd9 TIL The swastika (Sanskrit word and symbol) is a sacred Hindu symbol used since ancient times to represent prosperity and it was stolen by Hitler to convey his notion of superiority.
kJoDg TIL in 1981 a fire at the Las Vegas Hilton killed 8 guests and injured hundreds. A busboy initially praised as a hero for warning guests of the fire was later convicted of setting the blaze. The busboy claimed he accidentally set the fire while smoking a joint on his break.
5YnNk TIL that staring into a mirror in a dim room for a long time can make you hallucinate
QYod TIL Julius Caesar owned a pet giraffe that Pliny referred to as a “wild sheep” because of its docile nature. Caesar eventually ended up feeding his giraffe to the lions at the Coliseum.