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TIL There Are 328 Human People Named “Abcde” in the United States

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7ByX TIL An inactive diamond mine in Russia (Mir Mine) is so deep, Helicopters can be sucked into it by downward airflow
9YK5D TIL despite its name, the Spanish flu did not originated in Spain. The label stuck because Spanish newspapers were the first to report the outbreak. Spain was a neutral nation during WWI, so its journalists did not face the same censorship as those working in countries involved in the conflict.
oBJxK TIL the Apollo astronauts could not get life insurance, so they signed hundreds of envelopes as memorabilia in the event of their death.
0d5d5 TIL that Atlanta, Georgia has a tree coverage of 47.9%, which is the highest in the United States for major cities. Due to this, it is known as the “City in the Forest".
GYpGg TIL in 2014, a small Japanese village tried to set up a monument to remember the WW2 Korean slaves that died in the region, but were forced to stop by Japanese ultranationalists. These ultranationalists have also been successful in the removal of other monuments of contrition around Japan.