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TIL The remains of an 18th-century ship were found in 2010 while excavating the Wolrd Trade Center site

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Y7ZK7 TIL Greenland was so remote that no-one realised the Viking settlements had died out until 1721, when missionaries visited the island expecting to find Norsemen who may have relapsed to paganism and instead found ruins.
Br05D TIL about Fort Jefferson, abandoned since 1906, a huge hexagonal fort occupying nearly an entire island in the Dry Tortugas off Florida; though never finished, it is the largest brick masonry structure in the Americas.
BgV5r TIL iconic country singer Hank Williams' #1 hit songs "Kaw-Liga", "Your Cheatin' Heart" and "Take These Chains From My Heart" were released posthumously.
Pd1G TIL over 60 percent of Chinese consumers also say that they are willing to pay more for products labeled “Made in USA” than for those labeled “Made in China”.
wAm7 TIL that in the early 20th century, thousands of people would spend their vacations in a town where the main attraction was a natural source of water that acted as a laxative.