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TIL that a bridge built especially for squirrels to be able to cross a busy motorway in the Netherlands which cost €150,000 to construct had been used 5 times in the first 2 years since its construction.

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Kg9J TIL Jesse Jackson Jr. used campaign funds illegally to purchase, among other things, capes. Cashmere capes.
4X886 TIL that there are several organizations that sell only one shoe instead of a pair for amputees, so they don’t have to buy a pair of shoes when they only need one. They also accept donations of the unused shoes that amputees don’t need, if they bought a pair and only need one.
nybB TIL that Futurama has had four designated series finales, due to the recurringly uncertain future of the series. “The Devil’s Hands Are Idle Playthings”, “Into the Wild Green Yonder (Part 4)”, “Overclockwise”, and “Meanwhile” have all been written to serve as a final episode for the show.
M7o5V TIL that the Alyeska (Trans-Alaska) Pipeline was built 11 mi (~18 km) "too long" to account for the fact that yearly temperatures in Alaska have a ~150 F (~65 C) range, which causes the pipeline to grow and shrink in length by up to 5 mi (~8 km).
N7RoJ TIL in 1907 the "Irish Crown Jewels" were stolen from a safe in a Dublin Castle, and have never been recovered.