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TIL of the town Nalcrest, Florida where you have to be a retired letter carrier to live there and which, quite ironically, does not have mail delivery service.

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LQrNr TIL an 1858 heatwave caused the River Thames to reek unbearably due to raw sewage dumping. The stench was so intense that Parliament ended sessions early, and curtains were soaked in chloride to mask the smell. This was the tipping point that finally pushed London to build a modern sewer system.
NXAa6 TIL of Primula Niven, wife of Hollywood actor David Niven, who died from a 'hide-and-seek game' accident at Tyrone Power's Hollywood mansion. Also in attendance that evening were Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison and Caesar Romero.
9YGQQ TIL Kermit the frog first appeared on a show circa 1955 called Sam and Friends.
yVvKw TIL that astronauts have been allowed to vote from space since 1997
KYWdG TIL the Secret Service was originally created in 1865 to combat counterfeiting. At that time, nearly 1/3 of currency in the U.S. was fake.