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In 2011, my partner and I moved to New York. Straight from Austria without knowing what to expect.

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ADwMo TIL that tumbleweeds aren’t just dead plants rolling around aimlessly. They also have a strategy; to disperse their seeds, shaking loose thousands of them as they roll.
KYjgB TIL that the Guinness World Record for the longest hiccuping spree is held by Charles Osborne, who hiccupped for 68 years straight
wLeWM Today I learned that you can die from plucking your nose hairs. The follicle can get infected, and that infection can pass its way through the bloodstream to the brain. The area surrounding your mouth and nose is called the "danger triangle" for this reason. Use a trimmer instead.
OGywL TIL that Nissan cars when shown in advertisements often have the number 23, because in Japanese, two is "ni" and three is "san."
9YvAB TIL The USA paid more for the construction of Central Park (1876, $7.4 million), than it did for the purchase of the entire state of Alaska (1867, $7.2 million).