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TIL Door knobs that are made out of brass can disinfect itself in about 8 hours.

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8aD4X TIL that the Minnesota State Lottery once had plans to partner with Nintendo to distribute lottery tickets through the NES, but plans fell through over concerns that children would be able to buy lottery tickets through the service.
mxNev TIL Children who mail letters to Santa at the North Pole with the zip code 12345 are actually mailing a GE plant in Schenectady NY. Workers take their lunch break to respond to children's letters pretending to be Santa's elves.
P1nyw TIL about "Socrates Jones: Pro Philosopher" - an educational point and click game inspired by Ace Attorney that teaches players how to debate using philosophy
opPW TIL that DARPA has created a drug that eliminates sleepiness. When tested on monkeys with sleep deprivation, the drug made them cognitively alert as well-rested monkeys. With no apparent side affects.
xDEg TIL pronunciation of the letter “H” as either “haytch” or “aytch” was a sign of what religion you belonged to in Ireland (Catholic vs Protestant respectively)