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TIL that "umerell" (Italian for "little man") are men of retirement age that spend time watching construction sites and road work, stereotypically with their hands clasped behind their back.

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D1lBj TIL that when museum couldn't open an antique safe, it sought help online. A volunteer figured out the combination, only to find that it contained a door with a keyed lock. An antique key was eventually found to fit the lock, and the safe was opened containing only a single paperclip.
78MRZ TIL Bulgaria has a research base in Antarctica.
R7Qra TIL Home Depot founder Ken Lagone and his wife donated $100,000,000 to fund free tuition for every student attending New York University's medical school
nWmRP TIL Ace of Base developed a Bond theme song for 1995’s Goldeneye. It was later rewritten and released as “The Juvenile”, with the music and chorus being almost identical to their Bond pitch
OGx1 TIL a highschool kid developed a better way to make fuel oil from algae.