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TIL About one of the few validated cases of a person to have lived in three separate centuries | Margaret Ann Neve (18 May 1792 – 4 April 1903) is also the oldest person born in the 1700's

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LeL0 TIL that during the Vietnam War, American troops would eat small amounts of C4 plastic explosive to get high.
awwRo Parasites of parasites—sometimes called hyperparasites—seem to be quite common. In fact, parasites of parasites are themselves prone to parasites, leading to what might appear to be an endless progression of interspecies abuse.
Q7LX TIL the KKK was denied the permit to Sponsor a segment of Interstate 55 in Missouri; when the federal court declared it unconstituional and the KKK was given the sponsorship the Missouri Legislature renamed the segment “Rosa Parks Highway”
gra6y TIL that during the Cold War, Berlin had two metro lines which began and ended in the western half of the city, but cut through eastern territory. East Berlin agreed that for a fee, trains could pass through so long as they never stopped at any of the stations there.
oEDE TIL that it cost $20 million to evict the last four tenants of a Manhattan apartment building to renovate it. The last tenant was so stubborn and savvy that he received $17 million of the money, plus use of a $2 million condo for life.