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TIL Electric fish in saltwater are 'wired' in parallel, but in freshwater they are 'wired' in series. This change overcomes the higher resistance of freshwater.

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EJyP TIL scientists once recruited theater students to stumble drunkenly into 153 Norwegian bars and ask for another drink. They found that bartenders were much more likely to over-serve drunk women than men.
Oovo4 TIL Burglars defecating in premises they have robbed is a common occurrence and has been the subject of scientific study
nZ7d TIL that Andy Kaufman once ended a show at Carnegie Hall by loading the entire audience into 24 buses to take them out for milk and cookies.
m18Qv TIL 720 fire-fighting men and women were killed in the line of duty during WW2 in England and Wales
5JpB TIL that a third string catcher, Moe Berg, toured Japan with Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in 1934 while working as a US spy. Berg spoke 12 languages and eventually spied on the Nazis during WWII. When presented the report to the president, Roosevelt responded “Give my regards to the catcher.”