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TIL that 2.5 billion people do not have access to toilets

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D1dOY TIL 2 lbs of sugar per 1 ton of concrete will render it unable to set properly and was apparently used to resist prison construction in the 80s.
R7Ava TIL the name Gretchen is not a common stand-alone given name in German-speaking countries but a colloquial diminutive of Grete - from Margarete. Gretchen as a given name is mainly prevalent in the United States
X00GX TIL that a defendant on trial in France is prohibited from being heard under oath. As a result, "a suspect may say whatever he feels fit for his defense, without fear of sanction for perjury".
XEadX TIL about Olm a rare salamander one of whom lives in an underwater cave in Bosnia and Herzegovina that has not moved for 2,569 days (~7 years). The amphibian salamanders, known as olms, are blind and can live up to 100 years. Olms are only motivated to move when they mate, usually every 12.5 years.
OvV7 TIL that in July 1945, Kodak accidentally discovered the U.S. was testing atomic bombs after customers complained of “foggy” film.