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TIL that there was once a two-foot triangle of private property in the middle of New York City, due to bizarre planning decisions in the early 20th century.

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ADKwx TIL that the first known interstellar object detected passing through our Solar System is an asteroid called ʻOumuamua, found in 2017. It's a rocky, cigar-shaped object tumbling through space and it required a new astronomical designation: I, for Interstellar object. ʻOumuamua is designated "1I".
W7NlY TIL In 1969 Whitney Lee Savage, Adam Savage's father, made a short film in which Mickey Mouse goes to fight in the Vietnam war and is killed instantly upon arrival.
7p6r TIL Any U.S. citizen can claim an island, rock or key not within the jurisdiction of another government for America if it has a guano deposit.
7p1p TIL You can buy $10,000 shredded dollars for $45 bucks, straight from the government!
kOwj4 TIL before 2013, Pizza Hut was the largest consumer of kale; They only used it as a decoration for their salad bar.