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TIL wet hay can spontaneously combust causing barn fires

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naDd TIL an underground system governs the turf that China’s beggars can work: able-bodied beggars who intrude on territory reserved for the disabled or elderly are beaten
Rop6 TIL a sly foodie convinced upper class Americans not to ever wash their salad bowls. The idea was that the dressing would cure the wooden bowl over time and make better and better salads. The real result was a rancid, smelly bowl. The practice continued for thirty years.
VBLmk TIL there’s a species of jellyfish that can reverse their age once reaching adulthood
j660j TIL Whale oil was used as transmission fluid up until 1972. America used over 14 million kg of sperm whale oil lubricant per year. Sperm oil was also a valuable lubricant known for being non-corrosive for metals and withstanding both high and cold temperatures.
dDjgE TIL that Hunter S. Thompson's last interview was from a movie called "Fuck"