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TIL that in the 1960s, San Diego considered building a floating stadium in Mission Bay for the Chargers and Padres, with modular pontoon sections to accommodate various events

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loyxB TIL that asbestos is not banned in the United States. A proposed ban was shot down by the 5th circuit court in 1991 because the cost was between $450 and $800 million and would only save around "200 lives in a 13 year timeframe".
9YAZM TIL about serial killer Robert Hansen who would kidnap women, then release them in the woods in Alaska and hunt them with a rifle and knife
e0w6J TIL that before 2017 the highest timed speed on a public road was set in 1938 by a Mercedes-Benz, reaching a speed of 433 km/h.
wom16 TIL That, in order to fight the Great Depression, FDR moved Thanksgiving to earlier in November so as to give Americans an extra week of Christmas shopping.
nWNDo TIL: "The Yellow Deli" A Cult Owned Restaurant That Specializes in Having Unpaid Workers Cook and Perform Manual Labor for the Cause. And Also Need "144,000 Male Virgins to Sacrifice" For Their God