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TIL The Harvard University acceptance rate is higher than applying to be a NYC sanitation worker.

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R7J5Q TIL American author Washington Irving lied when he said Christopher Columbus sailed the world in a bid to prove it wasn't flat. The truth is that 'Flat Earth' has not been a mainstream theory since at least 600 B.C. In the 1400s, almost everybody would have known the Earth was round.
gr09A TIL there is actually a Lime Disease, not caused by deer ticks, but by exposure to lime juice and UV light
worLM TIL after numerous lawsuits and fines resulting from the incidents occurring throughout Woodstock ‘99, the city of Rome, New York only profited $200,000 from the entire event.
45Ob TIL in 1987 a West German 19yo teenager flew through Soviet air defences to land a Cessna plane in Red Square.
OoPGR TIL that to punish tree thieves who cut down trees illegally, some cities spray trees with fox urine around Christmas time. It freezes on them and is odorless outdoors, but would stink up your whole house if brought indoors; the smell is "eye-watering."