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TIL not only did Flint, MI keep quiet about their toxic lead pipes leeching into the water but also the deadly Legionnaires’ disease that quickly spread after putting in different pipes

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Y7PZx TIL the song “Mother” on Pink Floyd’s album, The Wall, was actually Jeff Porcaro on drums, not Nick Mason. Jeff Porcaro being the drummer for the band Toto and as well as the studio drummer for various other bands such as Steely Dan, Boz Scaggs, Michael Jackson, etc.
PrMJ TIL that there is a Russian version of It’s Always Sunny In Philidelphia called В Москве всегда солнечно, or “It’s Always Sunny in Moscow.” It is about four friends that own a bar called “Philadelphia.”
nWewB TIL British Columbia (Canada) is home to more mining exploration companies than anywhere else on earth (over 800)
N7lLM TIL - The country of Vanuatu has an underwater post office. It is located "50m offshore" and is 3m below the surface. The post office even has a special cancellation stamp that can be used underwater!
5v1P TIL During the first meeting between Lecter and Starling, Anthony Hopkins’s mocking of Jodie Foster’s southern accent was improvised on the spot. Foster’s horrified reaction was genuine; she felt personally attacked. She later thanked Hopkins for generating such an honest reaction.