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TIL that the Colorado River has rarely actually reached the ocean for decades, all the water gets used or evaporates.

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0wj0v TIL when adobe stopped supporting flash content from running it also stopped a Chinese railroad from operating for almost a day. The only solution was to install a pirated version of Flash that was still operational.
MeA70 TIL that a cafe in Japan is hiring paralysed people to to control robot servers in order to still make an income.
v1wZK TIL that cannibals call humans “long pig” due to the sweet, pork-like flavor that they say is characteristic of human flesh.
l7571 TIL that in Barcelona, exist a public fountain that pump liquid mercury instead of water and is protected by a glass
b6vNa TIL Over 40 buildings in New York City are so large that they have their own zip codes.