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TIL About Blanche Monnier, a French Woman Who Was Locked in Her Room for 25 Years by Her Mother for Falling in Love With a Penniless Lawyer

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4XOxR TIL that in 1997 when the Methuen Mall closed, Applebee's refused to leave. For two years the mall was completely empty, save for the single Applebee's. The mall was demolished around the Applebee's, leaving the restaurant alone on a 60-acre lot until a lengthy legal battle forced them to leave.
pYvbb TIL Sir Arthur Conan Doyle considered using "Sherrinford Holmes" for his hero before settling on "Sherlock Holmes"
Y7kwZ TIL in 1906, an irrigation company rerouted the Rio Grande, pushing the US town Rio Rico south of the river, causing it to be mistaken as Mexican. In 1972, the United States learned the land was US soil and officially ceded it to Mexico, allowing the local-born residents American citizenship.
xlvB TIL Boys in the top third in terms of IQ are about 50 per cent more likely than the bottom third to have use drugs such as amphetamines and ecstasy when older
78ed7 TIL that David Bowie’s final album, “Blackstar” was likely inspired by an unused Elvis Presley song “Black Star.” It contains the lyrics “When a man sees his Black Star / he knows his time has come.”