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TIL Gasoline Has a Surprisingly Short Shelf Life

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m1Pry TIL: India is the World Bank’s largest debtor and is almost double that of second place
y9g8 TIL that public universities in the U.S. spent more than $10.3 billion in mandatory student fees and other subsidies on their sports programs from 2010 through 2014.
kpvW TIL: When a British TV show ends, the power consumption from 1.75 million kettles being turned on requires extra power from emergency plants and from France to cope, power surges like this are unique to Britain.
AD1Wx TIL a 2015 study found that coffee also works as a sexual stimulant and decreases the likelihood of erectile dysfunction.
br07 TIL: The City of Anarchy (also called the Walled City) was the most densely populated city on earth until 1994. The community thrived with little to no government intervention, and citizens developed groups that would maintain the city for no profit.