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TIL there are 43 buildings in NYC which are so massive they have their own zip code.

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69W8Q TIL about the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist, where thieves stole ~$18 million worth of Maple Syrup from Quebec.
78O1p TIL: Einhorn in Ace Ventura and Rachael in Blade Runner were both played by the actress Sean Young. Never connected the two until now, laces out Dan.
N7nJJ TIL that the phrase 'Until the Bitter End' comes from the frame that a ships anchor was connected to (the bitts), so the 'bitter end' was the last bit of rope that attached it to the ship. This was designed to break and release the anchor if it was in free fall to stop it ripping out the ships deck.
obbA TIL In Mexico a cartel drove two pick up trucks onto a rush hour highway and dumped 35 dead bodies in the street.
yQYO8 TIL of Frank Hayes, a jockey who won after suffering a fatal heart attack halfway through the race. Hayes technically still atop her back, making him the first, and thus far only, jockey known to have won a race after death.