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TIL of the Pamir, the last commercial sailing ship, operated until 1957

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999Q TIL that the characteristic steam plumes that rise from the streets of NYC are caused by a massive pipe network that carries steam (at 175°C) used for energy and cleaning solutions. It’s the biggest of its kind in the world and it’s been around since 1882.
bRp0 TIL a young Charlie Wilson’s dog was killed by a next door neighbor who was running for city council by mixing crushed glass into the dog’s food. Charlie Wilson retaliated by driving 96 poor black voters to the polls ultimately causing his neighbor to lose the election.
YpjX7 TIL that Nicholas White, a Business Week employee, spent 41 hours trapped in an elevator, even though he signaled an alarm, and there was surveillance video inside the elevator cab
kJAmg TIL in 1984 three hippos died in a West German zoo after an elephant opened a valve and sent hot water into their pool, generating steam that suffocated them.
d8v8Q TIL dogs have std cancer