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TIL the bäckadräkten, Sweden's first unisex folk costume

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l77nA TIL, the London clay that the underground railway - "the tube" - locks the heat generated by the railway and has gradually been getting hotter. in the 1900s it was 14°C, today it is nearly 25°C. Most of the heat comes from the trains braking.
WV5L TIL that due to the “welfare cliff”, a single mother of two is better off with a $29,000 per year job than she is with a $69,000 per year job.
woMkY TIL insects' ability to hear using tympanal ears has independently evolved at least in seven different orders (Orthoptera, Mantodea, Hemiptera, Neuroptera, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera and Diptera), involving at least 15 body locations
drgE TIL dental cavities are a transmissible disease. They are caused primarily by one pathogen, Streptococcus mutans.
KYwoG TIL Vampire finches drink the blood of other birds