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TIL that college students in Cleveland are living rent free in a retirement home. This unique living arrangement has benefits for both parties. Studies show that contact with younger people helps beat dementia, while the students save on housing costs.

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pYJXO TIL A Ramsar site refers to a wetland area recognized as globally significant under the Ramsar Convention, also known as 'The Convention on Wetlands.' This international environmental treaty was signed on February 2, 1971, in Ramsar, Iran, under the patronage of UNESCO.
1ayvX TIL about the Eight Immortals, members of the Communist Party of China who held substantial power during the late 20th century. Their descendants possess extensive wealth, outrank and possess greater prestige than most party officials due to their lineage, and can overrule most party decisions.
9Egr TIL that there is a limit to the amount of helium left in the world. Prices for helium have gone up significantly because of the scarcity of helium left in the world.
l7l01 TIL Until 2015 Florida had a prohibition era law on the books that prohibited the sale of beer and other malt liquors to containers that held either 32 ounces or fewer or 128 ounces or more. Any container between those, such as the 64 ounce growlers used by craft brewers, was banned.
OXd7 TIL Michelle Pfeiffer was taken in by a cult early in her career and gave them most of her acting money. She was deprogrammed as a result of a movie on the subject.