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TIL about the affluent African American community Seneca Village that was leveled to make Central Park in New York City.

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gMGe8 TIL male argonauts develop a special arm for copulation in a pouch located under their eye and upon finding a mate they detach that arm and place it on the female. Their detached arm then crawls, with a life of its own, into her mantle for fertilization. Researchers found 38 arms inside one female.
wokOW TIL about the Loa Loa or eye worm due to worms occasionally migrating into the eye causing discomfort and anxiety
Z8YWp TIL about the death of Elisa Lam, a Canadian student at the University of British Columbia who disappeared while staying at the Cecil Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. Only later to be found in the water tank when guests complained of problems with the water supply.
vPGv4 TIL about Pierre Billotte, commander of the Eure. He, along with his crew, defeated 13 tanks and two enemy guns in a single day. The Eure was hit 140 times by tank and weapons fire
m1mZE TIL Table salt (NaCl) has a melting point of 801°c due to it being a ionic solid