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TIL an industrial engineering screw up resulted in the entire Colorado River emptying into a California valley over the span of two years. This resulted in a 318 sq mile body of water known as the Salton Sea.

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E1rMp TIL that Mahna Mahna, the famous Muppets song, was originally written for a 1960s softcore porn film about Swedish sexuality, and first appeared on Sesame Street 50 years ago this week. Mahna Mahna, do doo do do do!
4kEbb TIL one should not expose themselves to DAP’s Alex Fast Dry caulk. It is harmful to breathe the vapors and get it on your skin.
WZPN TIL a kid dying in the Make a Wish Foundation asked for a bridge to be painted turquoise so it was… and birds keep dying by flying into it thinking it’s sky.
9l9B TIL the scene where Jim Carrey makes “the Most Annoying Sound in the World” was unscripted, Even hitman Mike Starr’s hissy fit reaction to the scene was unscripted
7jVb TIL that Microsoft once sued Mike Rowe, a high school student who registered MikeRoweSoft.com for his part-time web design project. Eventually a settlement was reached, with Microsoft purchasing the domain in exchange for an Xbox console.