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TIL Mexico City is sinking 8 inches per year

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x68p0 TIL there's a statue of Uma Thurman's naked grandma at Sweden's southernmost point
GYYAG TIL When Ethiopian Airlines flight 702 was hijacked and flown to Geneva, the Swiss Air Force did not respond because the hijacking occurred outside of normal business hours
pYnZA TIL that Wheaties and other iron-fortified cereals will stick to magnets
PkdJ TIL El Duce (lead singer of The Mentors) claimed in an interview that Kurt Cobain had been murdered and that he knew the killer’s name. Two days later Hoke died after being hit by a train with no witnesses.
J1X8Q TIL That China traditionally named their children 100 days after birth. During that time they had a "Milk Name". It was usually either a diminuative, or something gross to keep evil spirits away from the child. It sometimes sticks around as a nickname. Today they have one month to name the child.