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TIL Tokyo has a bar that you can have drinks with penguins.

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999Q TIL that the characteristic steam plumes that rise from the streets of NYC are caused by a massive pipe network that carries steam (at 175°C) used for energy and cleaning solutions. It’s the biggest of its kind in the world and it’s been around since 1882.
jNpVn TIL a California man got 'NULL' as a personalized license plate hoping that 'NULL' would confuse the computer system. Instead, when cops left the plate number info empty on a ticket or citation, the fine went to him. He got over $12k fines sent to him his first year.
ZDQo TIL that Comcast has ranked lower than the IRS in terms of customer satisfaction
EEdx TIL an Olympic gold medalist snowboarder, who almost lost his medal due to trace amounts of marijuana in his system (but later claimed was secondhand smoke) is now the CEO of a marijuana distribution company.
4jBg TIL in 2015, funk band Vulfpeck took advantage of Spotify’s payment system and released a 5 minute album consisting of just silence called “Sleepify”, told their fans to listen to it on repeat while they slept, and ended up making $20k which funded future album releases and tours.