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TIL that when the US Post Office began allowing people to mail large parcels, people would frequently mail their children to relatives for visits, as it was much cheaper than train tickets

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QNlep TIL the comedian Stephen Chow had one of the single most dominant years in box office history in 1992, when he starred in every one of the top five grossing films of the Hong Kong box office: Justice, My Foot; All’s Well Ends Well; Royal Tramp; King of Beggars; and Royal Tramp II
eA0D TIL that one out of every 4 million lobsters is born with a rare genetic defect that turns the lobster blue.
Z8ZdY TIL That the Memorial hall of the Canadian War Museum was designed in such a way that sunlight will only frame the original headstone of the unknown soldier once each year on the 11th of November at 11:00 am
4YB6 TIL of Airforce Cadet Matthew La Porte who was studying at Virginia Tech when the shootings took place. He barricaded the door in an attempt to protect his classmates and when the shooter broke through he charged him and was shot seven times while his classmates escaped.
loY47 TIL That photons do not experience time. They "hit" something the same instant they are created, regardless of how far they travel, from their own perspective.