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TIL the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania is so close to bankruptcy that its government officials (including the mayor) are paid $7.25/hr

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VMndG TIL Nikola Tesla used Sanskrit words in his descriptions of natural phenomena. After meeting Swami Vivekananda, Tesla began using the words 'Akasha', 'Prana', and the concept of a luminiferous ether to describe the source, existence and construction of matter.
WRo9 TIL Dave Grohl filled in for Cage the Elephant for multiple shows after their drummer’s appendix burst
WKZ9 TIL the Louvre was originally built as a fortress in 1190 to protect Paris from the Vikings
RdXQ TIL that if momma did ‘buy me a Mockingbird’ she would be violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, and would be subject to a fine of up to $500 and/or jail for up to six months.
VMpXZ TIL that North Korea's diplomatic mission to the UN has 1,300 unpaid NYC parking tickets going back to the 1990s, owing more than $156,000.