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TIL that in 2013 snipers opened fire on the Metcalf Power Substation in San Jose, California. In just under 10 minutes, they disabled 17 transformers and caused $15m in damages. The attackers are still unknown and the motive is still unknown.

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yVQK8 TIL there's a restaurant in Amsterdam called Ctaste where patrons dine in the dark and all the wait staff are blind.
QJw96 TIL that in 2015 authorities in Germany seized a World War Two tank which was being kept in a senior's basement. The Panther tank was removed from the 78-year-old's house in the town of Heikendorf, along with a variety of other military equipment, including a torpedo and an anti-aircraft gun.
GANkG TIL in 2011 a man in Egpyt named his daughter Facebook. He chose the name to "to express his joy at the achievements made by the January 25 youth," who organized protests with social media, that began on that day, and led to the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, after 30 years in power.
xmXw TIL that old school medicine cabinets had a slot at the back to dispose of razor blades, but they went straight into the drywall. This has caused many incidences of people finding hundreds of accumulated razorblades in their walls when renovating.
VMn4Q TIL that James Michael Tyler only got the role of Gunther the barista in 'Friends' because he was the only extra who actually knew how to use a cappuccino machine. He would go on to portray the character in 144 of the show's 238 episodes, and he still receives residuals from his work on the show.