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TIL there is fountain in Chicago called ‘shit fountain’. The artist created a giant bronze coil of feces as both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

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nWNwo TIL The Fairey Swordfish biplane was considered out of date by 1939 but was effective throughout WW2. Swordfish sunk more enemy tonnage than any other plane, sunk numerous U-boats, disabled the Bismarck, and remained in use into 1945.
aop9 TIL in 2011 A man tripping on acid wandered into Moby’s house. Moby gave him a sweatshirt and some money for breakfast and sent him on his way.
W7NAX TIL in Utah, you have to upload your ID and register your email address in order to watch Pornhub and other adult content sites on your personal devices.
QNP89 TIL about "The greatest 4x100 race ever." 2012 Olympic Finals, the US team equalled the world record...but lost to Jamaica.
5Yykn TIL that one of the principle deniers of the Cambodian Genocide of 1975-1979 (the British Academic Malcom Caldwell) was (almost certainly) killed by the Khmer Rouge (probably under the orders of Pol Pot) shortly after interviewing Brother Number One on Dec. 22 1978.