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TIL there are 70,000 realtors in Toronto, Canada

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Lv7Z TIL that in 1746, Jean-Antoine Nollet conducted an experiment in which 200 monks formed a circle (1.6 km in circumference) and were linked by iron wire. He then had electricity pass through them which shocked all the monks simultaneously. He concluded that the speed of electricity was very high.
9Yxv7 TIL In 2012 a scientific study predicted a 39 inch rise in sea level along the North Carolina coast over the next century. In response, North Carolina lawmakers passed a law banning the use of scientific predictions of sea level rise when considering new developments along the coast.
9wQ7M TIL that during the War of 1812, Native Americans ate the heart of one of the US captains who was Indian born, and regarded as courageous but a traitor.
v1bpx TIL A member of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster was denied the right to wear a colander in ID photos in Holland. Pastafarianism is considered a 'satire' and not a 'serious faith.'
R5vjl TIL Cass Elliot (Mama Cass) and Keith Moon both died in the same bedroom, both at the age of 32.