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TIL that Mexico City is sinking at a rate of up to 50cm a year

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GYKlg TIL when the Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov visited the US in 1962, the American press initially portrayed him as affable and polite. But when he said, "I saw neither angels nor God up there. I believe in man," the press quickly turned on him and accused him of spreading "anti-religious propaganda."
AD1Bg TIL: That the old mnemonic of "Red touches black, it’s a friend of Jack" for coral snakes isn't reliable.
vxpB TIL of Richard Jewell, a security guard who was a national hero, when he saved hundreds of people by spotting a bomb at the 1996 Olympics. He was later wrongly accused of the crime, enduring a trial by media - which took a toll on him personally and professionally.
eXpJ TIL: In the 1980’s, A&W tried to sell a third pounder burger to rival McDonald’s quarter pounder. They sold it for the same price, but nobody wanted to buy it because the majority of people thought they were getting less meat.
gvj4 TIL that when Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd would rob banks he he would destroy or steal the mortgages to local farms.