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LkP8p TIL After almost 50 years of use and dubbed as the largest landfill in the world, the Staten Island NY landfill has slowly coming back to life as a park (Freshkills Park). The bucolic rolling meadows conceal a topography that's made entirely of garbage.
xZ17 TIL Chicago illegally shortened their yellow lights by .1 second, which increased their ticket revenue $8 million over 6 months
b6eG9 TIL salix herbacea - The dwarf willow is one of the smallest woody plants in the world. It typically grows to only 1–6 centimetres (1⁄2–2+1⁄2 inches) in height
KxmB TIL In 1998, a NY couple, Donald and Mildred Othmer, bequeathed $800 million to various institutions. Donald was a professor, Mildred a former teacher, they had no children and lived modestly. But back in the 60s, they invested their savings with an old family friend from Omaha, Warren Buffet.
awnl9 TIL Egypt has an ice hockey team, and one of the coolest emblems ever: a Pharaoh’s death mask merged with a traditional goalie mask