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TIL That fuzzy dice hanging on a rear view mirror is a good luck charm with the origins based on WWII pilots keeping gambling trinkets in their air planes.

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Oo7mX TIL that there is a string called an "eruv" encircling most American cities, including almost all of Manhattan, strung from pole to pole. The one in Manhattan costs $100k / year to maintain.
DbnD TIL Tucked in the middle of Los Angeles, is a small bird sanctuary called Serenity Park. It’s a place where abused birds and combat vets bond and heal. The theory is that, through their shared trauma, they connect on an emotional, almost spiritual, level. They’ve had much success in treating PTSD.
ddPZ TIL when Abraham Lincoln’s brother-in-law Confederate General Benjamin Helm was killed in battle in 1863, Lincoln and his wife went into private mourning at the White House to avoid criticism. The widowed Emilie Todd Helm was granted safe passage to the White House.
9Y0OM TIL about a tiny strip of Belgian land inside Germany, where there once was a railroad that Belgium was awarded after WW1. Today its a cycling road. But the land still belongs to Belgium and both nations has agreed to keep it that way
XaLE TIL that all meat in a Subway’s Cold Cut Combo sandwich (ham, salami and bologna) is actually made from turkey…