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TIL Miami is the only major US city founded by a woman.

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JJv4 TIL Bill Watterson, the author of the cartoon strip Calvin and Hobbs, refused to merchandise his creations on the grounds that displaying Calvin and Hobbes images on commercially sold mugs, stickers and T-shirts would devalue the characters and their personalities.
LkGYV TIL that airports used to offer trip life insurance for $1.50. A man took out a $37,500 policy on his mother and hid explosives in her luggage. He told her it was her Christmas gift. All 44 people on United flight 629 died.
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