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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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x6jVD TIL there’s a mineral named after Cummington, MA, USA, called “cummingtonite” which was discovered near Cummington in 1824
Lkn90 TIL you only need to buy 14 calendars and you're set for life because there are only 14 possible calendar configurations (assuming you dont also follow the lunar calendar).
P1bXg TIL many members of the Yakuza are actually Korean
eZ9n TIL of a Dutch nursing home which provides free housing to college students in return for being good neighbors, interacting with older residents, attending parties, etc to ward off loneliness and depression common in the elderly.
vDdj TIL in 1971, a woman petitioned a Judge for permission to sterilize her “somewhat retarded” daughter. Without a hearing, evidence, or representation for the daughter, the judge granted permission. The daughter later tried to sue the judge, but the Supreme Court voted 5-3 to grant the judge immunity.