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TIL about the town of Kitsault, B.C. which was completely abandoned over thirty years ago… With the power still on.

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b9On0 TIL of the Watermelon War, a riot in Panama City (1856) which started because a drunken American wouldn't pay 5 cents for a slice of watermelon. It led to the death of 15 Americans and 2 Panamanians.
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