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TIL that there is a store in Alabama where you can buy items found in unclaimed airport baggages

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9kb6 TIL that by telling people about your “next big idea”, you lose all motivation to deliver it
XE0kE TIL that the first offensive on the Western Front of WWII was a French invasion of Germany, where they advanced a few miles into the Saarland before being rebuffed
jNeGM TIL there are various types of planned obsolescence, such as: contrived durability, prevention of repairs, perceived obsolescence, systemic obsolescence, and programmed obsolescence.
5v6D TIL In 1983, a 61-year-old potato farmer named Cliff Young won a 544 mile endurance race because he ran throughout the night while the younger ‘professional’ athletes slept.
4vVw TIL Because of South Park’s Scientology episode, The Church of Scientology hired people to spy on Matt and Trey to find something on them to use for blackmail. The Church became frustrated when their investigation turned up nothing but the fact that they’re pretty normal people.