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TIL that humans can learn echolocation

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4XxQw TIL a network of centuries-old tunnels under the city of Puebla, Mexico, was considered an urban legend until they were dediscovered in 2015.
awEvN TIL Irish villagers in Ringaskiddy, Ireland report that fumes from a local factory that makes Viagra are giving men erections, and citizens speak of a baby boom after the factory's opening. Local bartender Debbie O'Grady said: "One whiff and you're stiff."
nXRd TIL Japanese engineers were asked to redesign the front end of the Bullet Train because it carried enough speed to create a sonic boom whenever it exited a tunnel. Residents could feel the blast from miles away.
0MpM TIL: Exactly 53 years ago today, the USA used a drugged black bear named “Yogi” to test the first fighter pilot ejection seat at supersonic speeds.
697PX TIL In 1838, the governor of Missouri issued Executive Order 44, which ordered “Mormons must be treated as enemies, and must be exterminated or driven from the state.” The order wasn’t rescinded until 1976.