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TIL someone secretly built a subway under Broadway, NYC

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JVPV TIL a theme park in Lithuania recreates life as a USSR citizen. Visitors have their belongings confiscated, wear gas masks, experience interrogation, and must learn the Soviet anthem. Their reward is a shot of vodka.
Y7XlA TIL: In2008 Charles III paid the £453 debt his name sake Charles II incured in 1651 for outfitting his army with uniforms
n9mP TIL Manchu women used to show affection for their sons by performing fellatio on them. At the same time kissing in public was frowned upon.
Amnn TIL More than 90 percent of American films made before 1929 are lost
QPxp TIL NASA will begin producing its own food in orbit for the first time ever – The lettuce will be grown under bright-pink LED lights, ready to harvest after just 28 days.