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TIL William Penn's 1682 design of Philadelphia had a rectangular grid pattern with evenly spaced lots for residents to have private outdoor space for gardens and retain a sense of country living within the rapidly-expanding city

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R5pv8 TIL Gene Kelly severed ties with the Catholic Church after their support of the Spanish Dictator Francisco Franco. He became an agnostic for the remainder of his life.
a8LAM TIL there's a province called Batman in Turkey
5VmlB TIL that globally, we produce over 9,900,000 tons of butter a year, and India produces 3,797,550 of that, making it the largest butter producer in the world (via Atlas Big). The United States, which comes in second place, makes less than half that amount each year, with Pakistan coming in third.
M7b0W TIL that in 1863, when Harriet Tubman was under the command of Union Colonel James Montgomery, she became the first woman to lead a major military operation in the United States when she and 150 African American Union soldiers rescued more than 700 slaves in the Combahee Ferry Raid in the Civil War.
Mwo8 TIL that, according to the FDA, The “Lean Cuisine” brand name is considered to be a nutrient content claim, thus, all Lean Cuisines must meet all federal guidelines for what is considered to be ‘lean.’ This includes less than 10 g fat, 4.5 g or less saturated fat, and less than 95 mg cholesterol.