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TIL there is a game called Prison Tycoon where you try to make a profitable prison.

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VMmpk TIL in 2015, a flight from the UK to Dubai had to turn around and land after 30 minutes because of a 'poisonous' smell in the plane. The smell was later confirmed to be the "liquid faecal excrement" of a passenger in the toilet, which was so bad it caused a safety hazard.
Me5mW TIL wartime psychoanalysts correctly predicted of Hitler that: As the war turns against him, his emotions will intensify and will have outbursts more frequently. His public appearances will become much rarer, because he's unable to face a critical audience
Wn6A TIL “eye of newt” in Macbeth is actually just an archaic term for mustard seed
bKXa TIL some animals use copper, instead of iron as a way to transport oxygen through their blood
9wbBM TIL that in the US, invasive honeysuckle leaves are toxic to amphibians. This can be severely harmful to them if spent leaves fall into bodies of water where they live.