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TIL that in early 2016, a woman tracked down the family of a WWII veteran whose Purple Heart she bought at an Arizona Goodwill store for $4.99

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16DGV TIL - About fluoroantimonic acid, it's the world's strongest acid and trillions of times more acidic than sulfuric acid
BrGnb TIL that the longest stretch of highway in the United States without a gas station is I-70 in Utah. There are no services, no exits, no towns and no legal way to turn around for 106 miles between Green River and Salina
pYeVN TIL that between the 1920s to 1970s, many shoe shops were fitted with x-ray machines, or shoe-fitting flouroscopes, that enabled the customer to observe how well their new shoes fit
VMA6Q TIL, due to it's remoteness Supai, Arizona is the last remaining town to receive mail delivered by mule.
xEl7 TIL in 1982, 5 men walked into a Long Island NY diner and forced over 100 patrons and staff to strip and have sex with each other. They also shot 2 men, raped a waitress, and robbed everyone there. Oh, and that was just the last thing they did that night.