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TIL Dozens of ships are still buried underneath the San Francisco financial district. They were abandoned during the gold rush and never moved.

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Z8nPa TIL that a stunning $12 trillion — almost 40 percent of all foreign direct investment positions globally — is completely artificial; it consists of financial investment passing through empty corporate shells with no real activity.
woOpo TIL that "air fryers" are real, and in fact aren't used to fry air - I legit thought that an air fryer is a made up gadget with a nonsensical purpose, created solely for the "You don't own an air fryer" meme. Now I know that it's an actual appliance, used to simulate deep frying with hot air.
d84bE TIL Lobster used to be considered low quality food, that it was eaten by the poor, and was served in prisons to the inmates.
loaDa TIL about the saffron crocus flower that is used to make the most valuable spice in the world (by weight)-- saffron. It can take 50,000–75,000 plants to produce 1 pound of saffron.
epdyJ TIL Sylvester Stallone didn't just star in 'Rocky,' he also wrote the script and choreographed its boxing scenes.