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TIL There is an organ trading Simulator game
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TIL In 1860s, thousands of octagonal houses started popping up in the United States. Orson Fowler’s book that popularized this layout claimed it was a more efficient use of space, energy, and cost than the square structures. It is estimated that around 2,000 octagon homes remain.
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TIL Cheryl Miller, who turned 60 on Wednesday, won two NCAA titles at USC and a gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics in basketball. Furthermore, her younger brother Reggie also played basketball.
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TIL During the Great Depression, members of the Civilian Conservation Corps planted over 3 billion trees in the US in under ten years.
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TIL about Jesus García, a 23-year-old railroad brakeman, who died during a train explosion saving the town of Nacozari, Mexico.
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TIL there is a bright pink millipede that is able to ‘shoot’ cyanide.