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TIL that museums do not list the value of their collections on their financial statements.

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M7r17 TIL, Cocaine should never be injected as it a protoplasmic poison and causes tissue necrosis.
R7WRl TIL in the USA there's a business sector called "Vehicle Impoundment" that can legally possess vehicles if they're illegally parked or similar. The owner then has to pay a fee to get it back or else they will lose possession of it.
ZgRQ TIL Cats kidneys are so efficient that they can drink Salt Water (Sea Water) to rehydrate themselves
Wg7B TIL Scientists in the South Pole have a tradition of sitting in a sauna and then running outside naked to the ceremonial pole and back. They can go from a 200° F sauna to -100° F outside. They have to do it fast enough before frostbite on essential reproductory equipment. Not all are successful.
X9rE TIL that in 1996, Rage Against the Machine played Saturday Night Live with host Steve Forbes. In protest of billionaires like Forbes, they hung two upside-down flags from their stage, against the wishes of staff. After a confrontation with SNL stagehands, they were kicked out before the second song.