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TIL that an Oregon survey found that panhandlers outside of WalMart were making more than the employees working inside.

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41kJ TIL a fire hydrant in San Francisco that survived the 1906 earthquake and aided fire fighters in saving the Mission district was painted gold in memory of the event.
XED9X TIL that the rumbling sound you hear when closing your eyes tightly is caused the tensor tympani muscle contracting.
dmG8 TIL that in response to her husband’s infidelity, a woman from Prague decided to commit suicide by jumping from her third-story balcony. By chance she happened to land on her spouse below, cushioning her fall. She survived, but he died.
OoDWL TIL after taking F. Scott Fitzgerald to the bathroom and checking the size of his penis, Ernest Hemingway reassured F. Scott Fitzgerald that his penis size was normal and he should confirm by checking the nude statues at the Louvre.
KYYLB TIL that Gary Larson creator of the Far Side comic has started making new Far Side comics since his retirement back in ‘95!