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TIL: After Hurricane Katrina, the first strip reopened after only 3 weeks to entertain first responders and waved the cover charge. The manager said reopening was a public service. Drinks were $3 and a lap dance was $1.

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W7Rv4 TIL NYC didn't use trash bins until they recently introduced them to combat notorious rat infestation and rancid smells
9g76 TIL that a paedophile had a brain tumor removed and with it, his paedophillic tendencies. When the tumor grew again in the same spot, his paedophile urges grew once more, and disappeared once again after the second growth was surgically removed.
9YdPm TIL the 1986 film Top Gun was such a success it grossed $356 million USD & US Navy pilot recruitment increased 500%
gMo6X TIL the advice to drive with your hands at "10 and 2 o'clock" on the steering wheel is outdated. The 9 and 3 o'clock positions are now recommended, to avoid major injury to hands, fingers, and faces, from airbags.
OGBAa TIL that all but one the first cryogenically frozen humans eventually decomposed due to either mismanagement, faulty equipment or family issues.