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Z814B TIL, that The Statue of Liberty was originally proposed and built to be placed on the mouth of The Suez Canal. The project was initially scrapped, after a lack of funds. And later on, sent to the USA as a gift after successful procurement of funds.
9JlB TIL that three bodies were found in a storage room on the USS West Virginia when she was re-floated after Pearl Harbor. A calendar kept by the men indicated that they had survived for over two weeks after the attack. [Repost]
JYPA4 TIL Apples are generally red, green, yellow, but if the right geographical conditions are met, they can apparently grow dark purple, almost black, as well. These rare apples are called Black Diamond and they are currently only grown in the mountains of Tibet.
b91ME TIL that Target sent baby supply ads and coupons to a high school girl based on her search history, causing her parents to find out she was pregnant before she told them.
aweyJ TIL James Earl Ray, the man who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr, is the only person to escape Missouri State Penitentiary