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TIL through the “heirs’ property loophole” , a company called Adams Creek Associates struck a contested deal in which it claimed purchase of 13 acres in North Carolina’s coastal region. The problem was that the Reels family which has lived on and owned the land for generations, never agreed to this

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GwgJ TIL that Ryan Adams, was once requested to play “Summer of 69” at a concert. Ryan then ordered the lights turned on, found the fan who made the joke request, paid him $30 cash as a refund for the show, ordered him to leave, and said he wouldn’t play another note until he’d gone.
Bbvk TIL of Colby Curtin, an eleven year old girl who’s dying wish was to see the movie ‘UP.’ A Pixar employee was sent to the girls house and screened the movie for her and her family. She died seven hours later shortly after watching the film.
4k8Na Today I learned about Sensory Specific-Satiety - a mental phenomenon that refers to the declining satisfaction generated by the continuous consumption of a certain type of sensory stimulation, i.e food, and the consequent renewal in appetite resulting from the exposure to a new flavor or stimulus.
QNoRE TIL about what3words, created by musician Chris Sheldrick after struggling to give accurate gig locations. It divides the world into 57 trillion 3m x 3m squares, each with a unique three-word code, making it easier to share exact spots than using messy GPS coordinates.
JYAwm TIL all the gold ever mined in human history is smaller than the statue of liberty.