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TIL that trained dogs can help plumbers by sniffing out water leaks

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woP67 TIL Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor was the final resident of the infamous 10050 Cielo Drive house before it was razed--the house was the site of the Manson Family murders of Sharon Tate and her friends. Reznor recorded most of his career-defining album, 'The Downward Spiral' there.
awPyZ TIL A train station in Japan had plans to close but noticed a student was the only one using it. They decided to keep it operational until she graduated!
boXN TIL Texas has the luxury of the Permanent University Fund, which uses oil revenues from state owned lands to underwrite higher education capital costs. As of December 2008, the fund holds $8.8 billion in investments.
d8Nx8 TIL that the sound version of a black hole is called a 'dumb hole'
rRBxd TIL when "The Big Bang Theory" ended, it broke the record of "Cheers" for longest running sitcom in history.