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TIL a man lived undetected inside the Providence Place Mall (RI) for 4 years

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9Y9MX TIL the movie (and song) “9 to 5” was inspired by an actual women’s labor movement called 9 to 5 that started in Boston in the 1970s
Meny8 TIL that in 1795, conditions at Rugby School were so bad that the pupils staged a "Great Rebellion". The headmaster's office was blown up with gunpowder and troops had to be called in to restore order. The ringleader, Willoughby Cotton, later rose to the rank of General in the British Army
p84dZ TIL that when a city builds more roads to reduce traffic the speed gains will usually disappear within a month, if not weeks.
LQy7V TIL that there is a city in Minnesota named Montevideo, as in the capital of Uruguay, and both namesakes are sister cities, dating back to 1905.
k95m TIL the phrase “Humble pie” originated from umble pies meaning pies made of deer organs.