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TIL there’s no scientific evidence that we should have 8 glasses of water each day.

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0jQA TIL Japan is the vending machine capital of the world and that machines can dispense free supplies in the event of disasters
PY87G TIL about smokejumpers, specialized firefighters who parachute in remote areas to fight early fires, with little to no ground support
R5Wm6 TIL that the high-five is relatively new. The first recorded occurrence was in 1977 between two LA Dodgers players, Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke.
XELZR TIL of a program where shelter cats are cared for by prison inmates. Cats who formerly were in cages can roam freely in a refurbished prison office where inmates are allowed to care for the cats and learn to craft toys, furniture and even knit hats for the cats.
Kona TIL during the Japanese Occupation, a Japanese guard told Lee Kuan Yew to join a group of segregated men. Sensing something was wrong, he asked to go home and take his clothes, which the guard agreed. The men were taken the beach and shot. Lee went on to be one of the Founding Fathers of Singapore.