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TIL The entire world's population could fit inside Los Angeles

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MayB TIL that a family of people with blue skin lived in Kentucky for many generations. The Fulgates of Troublesome Creek are thought to have gained their blue skin through a combination of inbreeding and a rare genetic condition known as methemoglobinemia.
b6Goj TIL that the cross on the Flag of Malta is The George Cross which is a British military decoration. The George Cross was awarded to the island of Malta by King George VI during the Siege of Malta undertaken by Italy and Germany and has been incorporated into the flag of Malta since 1943.
j66Rn TIL United Airlines once forgot to escort a blind woman off the plane, despite assuring her they would. While waiting, she suddenly heard the plane's door seal shut: "And then, just complete silence. And I started calling out with no response." She was later saved by the maintenance crew.
RwPj TIL a homeless man lived for three years in the spaces between the girders of a drawbridge, complete with working TV and Playstation, holding on to the beams every time the bridge raised and lowered to keep from falling.
xV4K0 TIL The word "Mesmerized" stems from a charlatan who operated in Paris in the late 1700's. Dr Franz Mesmer touted "universal magnetic fluid" existed in all animals and he claimed the ability to heal countless diseases through treatments with hypnotic and exotic elements.