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TIL that pooping at work could save the average person $120 per year.

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4kZeR TIL of an industry "secret" that an Airbus A320, which was sold to China was dismantled without being registered for operation. It is speculated that this aircraft was dismantled for reverse engineering, leading to the creation of the “replicated aircraft” C919.
84XK TIL that gorillas compose songs that they hum or sing during mealtimes, according to a study of wild western lowland gorillas in the Republic of the Congo.
dnR8 TIL Florida manatees have become dependent on warm water outflows of power plants, to the point that they have stopped migrating south during the winter. This becomes an issue when power plants shut down.
yQmpX TIL In 1866, Henry Bergh — founder of the ASPCA — sued a group of sailors for mistreating the turtles they kept aboard as provisions. Newspapers around the country ridiculed him... which was exactly what he wanted.
LkmAZ TIL that JERK is the official term for the rate of acceleration.