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TIL the Cincinnati Library has 3D printers, audio and visual equipment, laser cutters and engravers, sewing machines, cameras and other hardware and software tools that patrons can use for free.

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bdg0 TIL the ‘sand mafia’ is a huge problem in India, illegally mining sand and causing permanent environmental damage.
M70ma TIL of "gas bag" vehicles developed during the gasoline shortages of the World Wars. They used 'town gas', a by-product of the process of turning coal into cokes.
Xp9j TIL that Ukraine in 1994 gave up its nuclear weapons to Russia and in return Russia (together with US and UK) agreed to respect Ukrainian independence and sovereignty within her borders (among other things)
JYkw1 TIL that wood ants practice chemistry, and will synthesize an antibiotic substance using tree resin and formic acid to protect the health of their colony. It is considered to be the most advanced act of evolutionary pharmacology seen in the animal kingdom
xBpB TIL that US Congresswoman Jackie Speier is a survivor of the Jonestown massacre. She was shot five times by followers of cult leader Jim Jones while attempting to leave Jonestown via plane, and had to wait 22 hours for help to arrive