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TIL Seattle Public Library has made their ebook collection available to to 13-26 year olds living anywhere in the US

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VMZLQ TIL about Cahokia, the largest pre-Columbia city in what is now the United States. Its pyramids and earthen mounds stood near present-day East St. Louis, IL. Around the year 1050, it had 30,000 people, making it larger than London or Paris at the time. It was abandoned by 1400.
MMgK TIL that 20 years ago when Zach Galifianakis learned a woman at his laundromat was homeless, he began paying her rent. He still does, and is sure to meet up for the occasional lunch. She will be his date to ‘Hangover Part III’ premiere.
9n8m TIL a drunk driver hit and killed a woman, but due to a paperwork error he was only cited for DUI (a misdemeanor). He pleaded guilty and was fined $350. After finding out about the victim, the court sought to try him for manslaughter. The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 it would be unconstitutional to do so
Lkbx0 TIL New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik went on a date with then-closeted Pete Buttigieg while both were attending Harvard University
neGGY TIL of that Al-Ma’arri was the first to write a book of divine comedy and is thought to have influenced Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy.