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TIL That the Chinese Segway rip off, 9Bot, used the money it got from selling the rip off to buy the original Segway company.

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J1naV TIL somebody has won the Kissinger Death Tontine, where people predict(ed) the death of Henry Kissinger after donating to an organization that "undoes some of the damage of US imperialism", winner gets some booze
jGLE TIL there’s a company that specializes in making hidden rooms for your home. One requires a chess board played in a certain combination to unlock.
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8abdV TIL if you pee in the shower every day you’ll save an approximate 1000 gallons per person per year If every American did it we would conserve over 209 billion gallons of water a year topic starts at 2:08