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TIL the Largest Source of Power Outages in the US is not Lightening or Drunk Drivers, but Squirrels.

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oBDBA TIL that witchcraft still exists in 2020
Bganx TIL that according to The Rules of Oléron, circa 1266, Article XXIII, an harbour pilot was liable to lose his head by the captain of the ship, without penalty, should he run the captain's ship aground.
e0adn TIL that Willie Nelson is the only person to out-smoke Snoop Dogg.
rRoly TIL It has been a hotly debated subject for decades whether or not the presumed oldest musical instrument was purposefully crafted bone flute, or a cave bear femur which an animal chewed on
65rl TIL that the surface gravities of Venus, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are all quite similar (within 15%) to Earth’s. Thus, the majority of planets in our solar system actually have Earth-like surface gravity.