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TIL that the average scalp has 100-150 thousand hairs. Hair is so strong that if you made all of your hair into a rope, it could hold 10-15 tons…

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mrbx TIL That Multimillionaire Forrest Fenn has hidden a treasure worth in between 1 million and 3 million in the Rocky Mountains. To find it, you must solve his riddle. So far, no one has found it.
MNpA TIL Before 1956, troops of people went around detaching doors and smashing locks on abandoned refrigerators because refrigerator doors could only be opened with a latch from outside and children would often die after locking themselves inside during play.
dOOj TIL That because of Gangam style, Youtube had to upgrade their view counting system.
GY9e5 TIL that the GPS service used globally is paid for by the U.S. Department of Defense, and costs upwards of a billion dollars annually.
E1XZd TIL about "museum bugs.” Flesh-eating beetles eat the tissue from bone specimens for museum displays.