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TIL there are an estimated 78,000 abandoned buildings in Detroit.

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7G8O TIL that Burkina Faso students invented a soap that repels the malaria mosquito – malaria is the highest cause of death is Sub-Saharan Africa
vPEkK TIL: Man goes to BBC for job interview, ends up being mistakenly presented as 'tech expert' on live TV
WVV4 TIL that in the late 1970s, the US Government sprayed Paraquat (a deadly herbicide) on Mexican Cannabis fields and subsequently warned Americans that the chemical rendered Marijuana unsafe to smoke in order to deter users.
M6O8 TIL of the Birmingham 6, a group of men incorrectly convicted of bombing a UK pub. The men provided false confessions to police after being interrogated for up to 12 hours (without any breaks, food or sleep) and physical abuse including punches, police dogs and a mock execution.
4knoX TIL a Korean Air jet due to stop in Anchorage was almost shot down on Sept. 11 due to miscommunications.