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TIL There is a museum dedicated to Snoring in Germany...

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grQm7 TIL In 2009 the term 'Ghost City' was coined to describe the large number of cities that had been built in China, but were largely unoccupied. However, it was Chinese policy to move the population from a predominantly rural base (82% in 1978) to urban (64% by 2020), the urban target is 75% by 2035.
XEZ7X TIL that following his graduation from Harvard, Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello worked as a stripper in Los Angeles
PDnO TIL Apollo 10 was given limited fuel for orbiting the moon to discourage the astronauts from attempting a Lunar Landing ahead of the scheduled Apollo 11.
aklb TIL that the song “Little Green Bag” made famous by “Reservoir Dogs” was originally titled Little Greenback and the lyrics sung throughout are “Little Greenback”. Somebody misprinted the title but the band accepted the name and it’s stuck.
rN4lM TIL of the world's longest humanitarian airlift, which provided supplies during the Siege of Sarajevo between 3 July 1992 and 9 January 1996