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TIL only 68% of people empty dryer lint traps after each load of laundry [PDF]

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wLvbP TIL of the Flannan Isles Lighthouse, known for the mysterious disappearances of its keepers in 1900. The entrance gate to the compound and the main door were both closed, beds were unmade, and the clock was stopped. The set of oilskins found suggested one of the keepers had left without the others.
x6vv7 TIL: Fire ants aren't native to North America and were accidentally imported in the 1930's.
0wvXj TIL In China, a crayfish detached its own claw over a boiling pot of soup in order to escape being cooked. It sacrificed its limb to save its own life. It was later adopted as a pet by a user of the Chinese social media site Weibo.
x6gk0 TIL that the USA had an opportunity to purchase Alaska because of Russia's catastrophic defeat in the Crimean War
b9noQ TIL that it's estimated that a boy born to Samoan parents is 56 times more likely to get into the NFL than any other kid in America.