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TIL that there are several organizations that sell only one shoe instead of a pair for amputees, so they don’t have to buy a pair of shoes when they only need one. They also accept donations of the unused shoes that amputees don’t need, if they bought a pair and only need one.

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0ew5 TIL that Asia Carrera (former porn star) performed on the piano at Carnegie Hall twice before the age of 15, and later won a full academic scholarship to Rutgers University. However, at age 17 she ran away from home because she felt her parents put too much pressure on her to succeed academically.
lo5Lr TIL Thanks to skyrocketing real estate prices, Manhattan gas stations are worth much more than the money the owner can make selling gas.
avwM TIL that there is a high school in Freeport, Illinois whose mascot is a pretzel.
Oo9Ra TIL that the U.S. icon "Uncle Sam" was based on Samuel Wilson; a meat inspector during the War of 1812.
awy00 TIL that FBI's nationwide manhunt to capture depression-era gangster John Dillinger after he broke out of jail cost them about 2 million dollars at the time. The total amount of money his gang looted was around 500,000 dollars.