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TIL that 90% of "dead" cell phone batteries returned to the manufacturer are repaired and resold.

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woMwo TIL in 1996, a cyclone with charactristics of a tropical storm formed over Lake Huron and lasted for about 5 days
v17N7 TIL Walgreens grew dramatically (from 20 to 525 stores) during prohibition in the 1920s because they sold "prescription" alcohol (and milkshakes)
ODj1 TIL A small number of prostitutes in Majengo, a slum in Nairobi, have shown an immunity to AIDS. In the past 30 years, one prostitute named Agnes, has had unprotected sex with approximately 2,000 infected men and still shows no signs of the disease.
Y7Old Today I learned that Germany still uncovers 2000 tons of unexploded bombs from WWII every year. Disposing of the bombs often requires the evacuation of tens of thousand of residents from their homes.
E15Ko TIL that a Plaque in Plainfield, Indiana marks the spot where a Carriage Driver intentionally drove through a huge mudhole to fling ex-President Martin Van Buren out of the carriage and into the mud. Van Buren had opposed a bill that would have funded improvements to the National Road.