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TIL that Central Park, if sold, would be evaluated at close to $530,000,000,000 while the same amount of land in Detroit would sell for around $4.5 million.

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JPJB TIL that when glass breaks, the cracks move at 3,000 miles per hour, almost Mach 4.
PYa1V TIL that during World War II, Lockheed employed the skills of Disney, Paramount, and 20th Century Fox Studios to disguise one of their production plants to look like an ordinary California suburb from the air.
91QM TIL that the Romans substituted real criminals into plays for punishment, so if a character died in the play’s story or plot, a real criminal would die on stage.
woGQM TIL about Transient Global Amnesia, a temporary loss of memory that can be triggered by stressful events, strenuous activity, migraines, and even sex.
MxKA TIL that the students of the University of Colorado at Boulder named their cafeteria grill after Alferd G. Packer–a convicted cannibal. Their slogan: “Have a friend for lunch!”