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TIL Singapore bought billions of cubic feet of sand from Cambodia because Cambodia needs money and Singapore needs land

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d8eDK TIL that in 1947, the Kiwanis Club of Ahoskie, N.C. held a drawing for a New Cadillac. When a Black Navy Veteran won, they announced there had been a mistake, refunded the winner the $1 price of his ticket, and drew again for a white winner.
JY1Wj TIL of The Unfinished Portrait, a forever incomplete painting of Franklin D. Roosevelt. It captured his last waking moments before he collapsed from a sudden stroke. He never regained consciousness, and died later that day.
kOD0e TIL Mr. Potato Head a was product placement and his sales increased by 500% after the release of Toy Story (1995).
rRbWy TIL that Britain removed all their road signs during World War II so that if the Germans invaded, they would get lost. These defensive preparations included the removal of signposts, milestones, and railway station signs. Gas pumps were also removed from service stations near their coast.
yyPe TIL there are now twice as many people enslaved in the world as there were in the 350 years of the transatlantic slave trade.