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TIL that squirrels were once considered among the top causes for power outages across the US

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kv7B TIL that one company, IAC/InterActiveCorp, has spun off the Home Shopping Network and Ticketmaster, aqcuired About.com, and currently owns 150 online services such as Ask.com, Match.com, OkCupid, CollegeHumor, Vimeo, Newsweek, The Daily Beast and Thesaurus.com.
789aL TIL Germany requires a lifeline lane called Rettungsgasse—drivers must clear a path for emergency vehicles in traffic jams.
Z857D TIL of a cookie coffee cup insulated to drink coffee and eat the cup after
R5eEa TIL about the Mecca projection or Craig retroazimuthal map projection created by James Ireland Craig to help Muslims find their qibla.
dQnd TIL of Abu, an elderly Indonesian man who lives alone on a deserted island with his wife so he wouldn’t spread his leprosy to others; he makes a living out of raising turtles and taking care of the reef around the island.