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TIL There is no Wal-Mart in NYC

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wopDP TIL that beneath Grand Central Terminal in NYC lies a massive hidden basement called M42, which was once a WWII target. It remained secret for decades and is large enough to fit two football fields, housing key equipment for powering the terminal.
7K0b TIL we had to make the undersea cables that carry the internet shark-proof.
l7Ydr TIL that incarcerated prisoners make a contraband drink in prison called "pruno" which entails fermenting fruit, sugar cubes, bread, and water in a ziplock bag a several days.
eQNb TIL that in 1995 JK Rowling’s first Harry Potter book was rejected by 12 publishing companies. And now she is the only billionaire author in the world.
neBrd TIL the Flying Dutchman was probably a result of an optical illusion