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TIL George Washington considered burning down all of NYC

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NXnNQ TIL Redlining is a discriminatory housing practice that started in the 1920s and is still affecting things today. This includes people who lived in the redlined neighborhoods having a life expectancy difference of up to 25 years from those who lived a mile away in a non-redlined neighborhood.
opZ7 TIL In the UK today, a young person is more likely to have a television in their bedroom than a father in their house by the end of their childhood
Wk599 TIL that common vegetables from the Nightshade family such as tomatoes, potatoes and eggplant actually contain nicotine.
ojXY TIL When we lose fat from our bodies, 84% of that fat is exhaled as carbon dioxide through the lungs. The remaining 16% becomes water, which may be excreted in urine, feces, sweat, breath, tears and other bodily fluids.
Bkkr TIL the Fibonacci sequence and the Golden Ratio appear in the stock market, just like they appear in nature.