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TIL that a large proportion of the real estate agents are unable to sell a property for a price that compensates for the added cost of their commission. Additionally, selling your home without an agent yields higher sales prices on average.

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GALvE TIL in 2018 three illegally installed vending machines (that required an 8-inch hole to be dug & filled with concrete) were discovered in Long Island to be selling "crack pipes" disguised as pens for $2 each. The machines were originally tampon dispensers that had been ripped out of bathrooms.
4glg TIL Space Ghost Coast to Coast was the show that launched the late night television block we know today as Adult Swim on Cartoon Network.
KRb6 TIL: In 1984 on CBS, a man won $110,237 in cash and prizes, more than anyone in the history of game shows to that point, by hitting 31 squares in a row and no Whammies on “Press Your Luck”. That episode has only been shown once.
b6j5Z TIL that Volcanic lightning is a rare phenomenon during eruptions. Ash, gas, and rock particles collide in the air, creating static electricity—like rubbing a balloon on your hair. This charge buildup releases as lightning within the volcanic plume, producing spectacular flashes in the sky.
grVOW TIL That elephants stay cancer free as they have 20 copies of a key tumor-fighting gene; humans have just one.