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TIL - Of an incredibly detailed 40' x 40' scale model of San Francisco made in 1940 as part of a government make work program.

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a7aL TIL that there is a failed Nazi village in the middle of Paraguay with only two old Germans left
0wokN TIL Hangul is the alphabetic system used for writing the Korean language, but in North Korea it is known as Chosŏn muntcha. Because of the influence of Confucianism and of Chinese culture, Hangul was not used by scholars or Koreans of the upper classes until after 1945
eaj6 TIL the typical tax evader in the United States is a male under the age of 50 in the highest tax bracket and with a complicated return, and the most common means of tax evasion is overstatement of charitable contributions, particularly church donations.
ARaB TIL In U.S. today, 87% Approve of Black-White Marriage, vs. 4% in 1958.
OGYmg TIL This palliative care paper determined that a stream of air from a bedside fan relieves dying patients of dyspnoea (breathlessness/ shortness of breath) as equally as supplemental O2.