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TIL that beavers build dams based on the sound of flowing water, even if raised in captivity or in the absence of actual water.

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nWojr TIL the village of Monowi in Nebraska has a population of one. 88yo Elsie Eiler is the sole resident, serving as (self-elected) mayor, tavern owner, treasurer, clerk, secretary and librarian. The 2020 census recorded the population as 2, but this was due to a voter privacy measure.
rNRyM TIL that General Porter was expelled from the Army during the Civil War and spent 17 years trying to clear his name. He retired 2 days after being reinstated.
8w5K TIL Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have expressed their desire to see the search engine become artificial intelligence itself. To achieve that goal, they created the highly-protected “X lab.”
mxjlR TIL Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA's all-time scoring leader, made exactly one three-point bucket in his entire professional career.
PRoL TIL that a town in Newfoundland took in 38 airplanes carrying over 6,600 passengers immediately following the attacks on the World Trade Centers, almost doubling the town population. Despite this, the people of the town worked together tirelessly to care for the passengers for up to 6 days.