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TIL in 1900 the flow of the Chicago River was permanently reversed in order to prevent sewage from flowing into Lake Michigan

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awvdN TIL about a man named Wally Wallington, a retired construction worker, who has figured out a way for a single person to manipulate monoliths using only wooden levers, pebbles, and counterweights, and who may have solved the mystery of Stonehenge.
lJaA TIL when serving apple pie in Vermont, a “good faith” effort must be made to serve it with a glass of cold milk, at least ½ oz cheddar cheese, or a large scoop of vanilla ice cream
6EJpZ TIL Hall of Fame pitcher Lee Smith didn’t play baseball until he was a junior in high school, only tried out to win a $10 bet, and only started pitching after his team’s star pitcher was killed in a hunting accident. His first start was a no hitter
0bxR TIL The inventor of Microsoft Office paid ~$30 Million for a space trip to visit the ISS…twice
wolw8 TIL that the first female geisha appeared in 1751, with geisha before that time being male