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TIL NYC has a secret, off-limits island graveyard that is home to over 1 million bodies.

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N7Q7e TIL Prime Minister Brian Mulroney forged a deep friendship with the Queen. On Canada Day, the Queen asked to clear some time in her schedule to relax with the Mulroneys. A glass of wine in hand, the Queen kicked off her shoes, put her feet up and started to chat to him about "free spirits"
69oAZ TIL that cars must have at least three-quarters of a tank in order to leave Singapore, in order to stop them from buying cheaper gas in Malaysia and circumventing Singapore's gas tax
Ll9v TIL there is a town in Canada called “Reditt”. It had a highway 666 running through it, but a church successfully petitioned to have it renumbered, so that their address wasn’t on the “highway to hell.”
BgOoK TIL In Poznan, Poland, eight clams get to decide if people in the city get water or not
j6MWX TIL that during the middle ages it was believed that ringing church bells during thunderstorms would keep lightning away. The practice was abandoned after more than 100 bell ringers were killed by lightning.