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TIL that in the US, 25% of rural bridges and 33% of urban bridges are considered to be structurally deficient by the American Society of Civil Engineers

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N75we TIL how common it is to have a different number of joints in the pinky toe. 56% people have two joints and three bones, 44% have one joint and two bones!
MeOAW TIL that Ethel (Vivian Vance) and Fred (William Frawley) of I Love Lucy hated each other. While out to eat she heard of his death, she celebrated and ordered everyone in the restaurant a bottle of champagne
nbn7 TIL Nick Offerman (Ron Swanson in Parks & Rec) used his woodworking skills to build a wooden gazebo for the Japan House of his alma mater (Urbana-Champaign).
1aOGD TIL that while many producer have tags in their songs with says their name, Pharrell Williams' producer tag is the four beats that repeats in front of songs like Kelis' Milkshake and Snoopdogg's Drop it Like it's Hot
4kopa TIL There were twenty-six issues of Detective Comics that preceded the debut of Batman in 1939. Three covers portray Asian characters in an unflattering manner, including Mr Chang and the villainous Ching Lung