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TIL that in Singapore some elevators are equipped with Urine Detection Devices that detect the scent of urine, setting off an alarm and closing the doors until the police arrive to arrest the offender!

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jN7En TIL two of the greatest Christmas movies ever, 'Elf' and 'Love Actually', both opened in theaters on the same day--November 7, 2003. That week, 'The Matrix Revolutions' was the #1 movie. 'Elf' opened at #2. And, 'Love Actually' at #6.
rRjbe TIL Stephen Stills of Crosby, Stills and Nash auditioned to be a member of The Monkees, and when they turned him down he recommended his friend Peter Tork.
8eWa TIL It’s illegal to have a fish without a friend in Switzerland.
D1GaD TIL in 2014 a man from Oklahoma City killed his stepfather with an "atomic wedgie" - he stretched his stepdad's waistband over his head and around the neck, leaving ligature marks around his neck and blood splatter in several spots in the room.
4JZ6 TIL that condition named face blindness leaves sufferers unable to recognize faces of people they already know and Brad Pitt said he suffers from it.