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TIL about Doug Street, the 'human chameleon,' who impersonated an NFL player, lawyer, and performed dozens of surgeries while impersonating a doctor

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YBbB TIL there was a 1934 plan to dam and fill the Hudson River, adding 10 square miles of land to Manhattan
XEM7j TIL that AllSpice is not a mixed spice. Also known as Pimenta, AllSpice is made from the dried unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica and originates from Central and South American. It was named ‘Allspice’ by the English because it combined the flavours of clove, nutmeg and cinnamon
QR4X TIL a gluten-free diet can be unhealthy for 99% of the population
1arvP TIL on Titan, the atmosphere can hold the equivalent of about 10 meters of liquid before rain forms vs. only a few centimeters on Earth. So Titan's weather is expected to feature torrential downpours causing flash floods, interspersed by decades or centuries of drought.
vPpbr TIL about the National Weather Service bulletin for the New Orleans region of 10:11 a.m., August 28, 2005, a particularly dire warning of the devastation that Hurricane Katrina could bring. It included the warning, "PERSONS EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL FACE CERTAIN DEATH IF STRUCK."