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TIL that blue reflectors on the road mean a fire hydrant is nearby.

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LQp60 TIL my wheelie bin has a noise limit stamped on it
7rX6P TIL Batman was originally going to have blond hair, a small domino mask, and no desire for a secret identity. It resembled nothing like a bat and nothing how we know Batman today. Thankfully, Bill Finger stepped in and added some major changes to resemble the legendary Batman, we know today
OQZ1 TIL when President Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981 and was taken into surgery, he quipped with the doctors, “I hope you’re all Republicans.”
rdxe TIL in August 2001 actor James Woods reported 4 suspicious individuals on his flight. Authorities did not act on his claim and they later turned out to be the 9/11 hijackers.
MMZa TIL the saying “She sells seashells on/by the seashore” comes from Mary Anning, a poor Paleontologist who was forced to sell her fossils to support her family.