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TIL the city of New York will pay for a one-way plane ticket for any homeless person if they have a guaranteed place to stay

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VMLWZ TIL that a public beach at California's Pt. Reyes Natl. Seashore was closed after the 2018 US govt shutdown. However, it was not reopened after the shutdown ended; over the month with no human activity, a breeding colony of elephant seals had invaded the beach, picnic area, and even its parking lot.
89pG TIL Princess Leia’s iconic metal bikini was inspired by Fisher’s complaints that the loose-fitting outfits she wore in the Star Wars concealed her feminine physique.
wLBVM TIL about pack horse librarians that serviced the Appalachian communities (e.g., rural Kentucky) in the mid 1930s to early 1940s who were mostly women who rode on horses or mules to deliver library books to remote communities during the Great Depression.
8a6AP TIL that The Drew Carey Show was the first TV show to have an episode simulcast on the Internet
xna7 TIL the United States’ national anthem began its life as a drinking song in an English gentlemen’s club