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TIL that federal, state and local governments unconstitutionally segregated every major metropolitan area in America through law and policy.

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6EVLw TIL Turks and Caicos, a Caribbean island country, has openly flirted with the idea of joining Canada as a province, with 90% support of the island's population at one point. Canada has shied away from accepting the offer due to socio-economic reasons, but has never said no.
loBm1 TIL The Indian village of Meghalaya, the wettest place on Earth, has trained branches of rubber trees to create natural bridges over rainy valleys.
W1yd TIL that Rep. Tom Moore Jr. once submitted legislation to the Texas legislature in favor of honoring notorious murderer Albert DeSalvo “for his work in ‘population control’” as an April Fool’s Day joke. Without paying any attention to it, it was unanimously passed.
DQ1BJ TIL that Foxes live in social groups of two to six adults, although they mostly forage independently.
0dPLN TIL about Zhang Shangwu, a Chinese gymnast who won two gold medals at the 2001 Beijing but became homeless after a torn Achilles tendon . Zhang performed street gymnastics and sold his medals for around $15 each.