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TIL that the Standard Kilogram, a cylinder of platinum that used to be the definition of a kilogram, has been mysteriously getting lighter

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QJnBE TIL of Anya Pogharian, a Canadian who at age 17 invented a portable dialysis machine costing $500 to build; (dialysis machines typically cost about $30K). Her machine filters 4 liters of blood in 25 minutes.
wN48 TIL that Pitbull tried to promote his energy drink by promising to go to the Walmart that received the most likes. As a result, he was sent to Kodiak, Alaska, a city that only has around 6,000 people.
7rwwM TIL the town of Two Egg, Florida has their own local monster, described as a ‘small Bigfoot’. His name is the Two Egg Stump-Jumper
OmR6 TIL Bud and Kelly were played by different actors in the original pilot of Married with Children. Ed O'Neill (Al) didn’t think they chemistry was right and they were replaced. Here’s the footage.
Jvp1 TIL that in 1925, climbers from Colorado found out that there was a 140m gorge between the peak they hit and the summit they aimed for. It was named Disappointment Peak.