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TIL Mexico City is sinking 8 inches per year

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Br4lK TIL There are 7 different types of English surname, originally based either on personal characteristics, location, occupation, estate, patronage, or ancestry.
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dDLRj TIL that a man damaged a levy during the 93 flood of the Mississippi River, flooding 57 sq km, in order to delay his wife’s return so he could continue to party.
R7dN4 TIL that Michael Jordan has been responsible for making more than 175 wishes come true for the Make-a-Wish Foundation