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TIL from my partner that you can drain water from a tuna can by turning the can on its side, and pressing down the lid to drain the liquid. I’ve always used a sieve.

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Y8Pv TIL of a Russian all-female bomber unit flying biplanes against the Germans in WW2. While two pilots distracted the searchlights, a third would cut her engines and glide in to deliver her bombs; 23,000 missions were flown and the enemy dubbed them “Night Witches”
XR0Q TIL the Simpsons were made yellow so when people were flipping through channels, they’d see a flash of yellow and know The Simpsons was on.
nRMW TIL David Camm served 13 yrs before being exonerated for the murder of his family. The prosecutor was later found to have been the real culprit’s defense lawyer, faked an expert, and lied about checking crucial evidence. It had the culprit’s DNA, prison nickname, and inmate number.
rDK0 TIL that Blue whales are so enormous that a human being could swim through their largest veins and arteries.
GbPj TIL a man went to jail for 5 days, lost his job, had his car towed and sold all for trying cashing a chase-issued check at a chase bank