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TIL there is a confederate Mount Rushmore in Georgia

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W7aVL TIL All of the 276 audience members Oprah gifted a free Pontiac to had to pay $6-7K fee once the cameras stopped rolling
N7RlE Til england and Wales have a free anonymous drug testing service so that if you are determined to take drugs you can at least know it is what you think it is.
GAmaj TIL Vitaparcours, introduced in 1968, were created to promote public health after WWII through free forest fitness trails with exercise stations. Today, over 500 exist across Switzerland.
Xv06 TIL Isaac Asimov was a long-time member and vice president of Mensa International, albeit reluctantly; he described some members of that organization as “brain-proud and aggressive about their IQs”.
gMZNL TIL that many popular sites in New York City, like Washington Square Park, Madison Square Park, Bryant Park, and Union Square Park, used to be cemeteries. Washington Square Park alone contains over 20,000 bodies. Most of these cemeteries closed in the 1800’s, and the parks were built right on top.