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TIL more than 2,000 homeless people live underground in New York City. Commonly referred to as “Mole People”, they have a hierarchical community and often times are living directly under the most populous parts of the city

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69G4w TIL of Clint Malarchuk, a former NHL goalie. On March 22, 1989, during a game, Malarchuk's neck was cut by errant skate blade, severing his carotid artery and partially cutting his jugular vein. 300 stitches and 10 days later, he was back on the ice.
xVO1B TIL that when The Beatles broke up after 7 years of ruling the charts and forever changing music, George Harrison was only 26
VBdAD TIL that from 1685 to 1760, playing cards were used as money in French colonies in North America due to a shortage of coins
rNE01 TIL that Jimmy Carter is the longest-lived president, the longest-retired president, the first president to live forty years after their inauguration, and the first to reach the age of 95.
Brmd TIL Hummingbirds are continuously hours away from starving to death, and are able to store just enough energy to survive overnight.