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TIL that automatic toilets waste 45% more water than manual toilets.

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eQv4 TIL a Texas dad engaged in a 3-hour armed standoff with police while trying to prevent doctors from pulling the plug on his brain-dead son. The son eventually came out of his coma and recovered. Dad was charged for the incident, but the charges were later reduced.
LQDwv TIL the engine for the Honda S2000 sports car had the highest specific power output for any mass production naturally aspirated piston engine for over ten years, until it was beaten by the engine in the 2010 Ferrari 458
4XBag TIL That a Sherpa isn't a mountaineering job but an ethnic group.
nedpG TIL there are no documented cases of wild orca whales attacking humans...and that orcas are...dolphins?!
Brl6L TIL The formal clothing of the Roman Citizen was the Toga. During Roman elections, those running for political office would rub their Toga with a dazzling white chalk to stand out. Called Toga Candida (pure-white) this clothing was the origin of the word "candidate".