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TIL In 2005, the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of the application of Eminent Domain to kick homeowners off of their property so private developers could build hotels, health clubs, and condos in New London, Connecticut. Years later, the abandoned property remains an overgrown, barren field.

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GAog1 TIL that Jackie Wilson always kissed the least attractive girl in the audience. He believed that by doing so, everyone would think they could have him and keep coming back to buy his records.
kOJ7g TIL in 2008 Dmitry Agarkov changed a credit card agreement to his benefit - and the bank signed it. When in 2010 the bank wanted him to pay late fees, he sued it, as according to the changed deal, it owed him money - 24m rubles (ca. $727k). It all ended with an out-of-court settlement.
8Db4 TIL: On the map for the Animaniacs song “Yakko’s World” where he names every country, Tibet does not appear on the map. But when he names it and points to where it would be in China, it lights up (skip to 1:15 to see it)
xVYd7 TIL: During WWII, the Germans developed the first select fire rifle: the StG44. However, automatic fire was ineffective so German soldiers were directed to only fire the weapon in semi-automatic, except in emergencies.
e0M1k TIL that in California, teachers can get fired for identifying as communist