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TIL the 'dementia village' in the Netherlands is a nursing home disguised to look like the outside world

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JY4YV TIL that only 6 people have been presented the key to the city of Detroit, including Santa, Stevie Wonder, Elmo, and Saddam Hussein.
VAZk TIL that the Battle of Salamis is believed to be one of the most significant battles in human history. Some historians believe that a Persian victory would have hamstrung the development of Ancient Greece, and by extension western civilization.
KdjQ TIL Bill Clinton signed into law the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act which led to the creation of the “too big to fail” banks we see today.
PYOYL TIL Over 65,000 properties in Baltimore are designated as historic buildings and listed in the NRHP, more than any other U.S. city. "We haven't nominated the entire city yet, but we're pretty close," said the Maryland Historical Trust
AN9Yw TIL the average American now consumes roughly the same amount of sugar in a day that the average Palaeolithic human consumed in a year (~20 teaspoons)