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TIL in early 2013, banks started sending foreclosure notices without completing the process so that their customers would move out, miss payments, and eventually owe the bank more money while still being legally liable for the property

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D15DJ TIL Due to the heat and uncomfortable nature of her catsuit, Scarlett Johansson didn't wear any underwear while filming scenes for The Avengers
j61kv TIL In certain situations (the conditions of which are still up for debate) warm water has been observed to freeze faster than cold water, as the result of what is known as the Mpemba effect. These observations go far back enough to be traced to claims by ancient philosopher Aristotle.
8e6NX TIL about the Great Smog of London that lasted for 5 days and killed 10,000 people.
ANaxx TIL: Napoleon Bonaparte refused to open his mail for three weeks. By that time, most of the issues raised in the letters had resolved themselves and no longer required his attention.
lo06r TIL Irish people drink more tea than the British. And while India and China produce most of the world's tea, neither of them is in the top 10 tea drinking countries.