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TIL urine indicator dyes for pools are a myth. There is no such thing as a chemical that turns urine in swimming pools blue or red.

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lo7l7 TIL that 250 men dies of breast cancer in U.S
gD07 TIL: In 2008 two judges were found to be accepting money from two juvenile detention centres in return for increasing the number of residents, offences were as minimal as mocking a principal on Myspace, trespassing in a vacant building, or shoplifting DVDs from Wal-mart .
d8xDr TIL there are microorganisms living on the seafloor that reproduce only once every 10,000 years and have been alive for millions. These are likely the oldest living things on Earth.
8a7J4 TIL the small town of Whittier, Alaska has nearly all of its residents living in one large building. This building (Begich) includes stores, a church, a police station, city offices, a clinic, and more. Kids get to school across the street via an underground tunnel.
DQ1BJ TIL that Foxes live in social groups of two to six adults, although they mostly forage independently.