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TIL after iced trees flattened her wood home, a woman in small-town Mississippi brought in a Boeing 727 to use as a house. It is anchored on the back end while the tip hangs out over a lake and features a Jacuzzi in the former cockpit

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nWLjd Today I learned Berry Gordy, founder of Mo Town Records, is a blood-related distant cousin of President Jimmy Carter as a consequence of slavery.
mWpY TIL the Gillette Fusion range of blades cost only £0.05 ($0.08USD) each to manufacture, yet sold for up to £2.43 ($3.68USD): a mark-up price of more than 4,750%
J1PPv TIL the screech we all associate with bald eagles is dubbed from another bird. This is because the noises a bald eagle makes is pretty lame in comparison.
LmEm TIL the Amazon river dumps so much fresh water into the Atlantic that it is possible to drink from the surface for about 200 mile offshore
NX5oN TIL “Every year, tourists who come to the province of León at this time are surprised to read signs in the bars encouraging the killing of Jews. You don't have to worry, it's normal.”