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TIL Philadelphia Police bombed a residential neighborhood from a helicopter in May 1985

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N7BJE TIL that Ben Franklin and John Adams shared a bed during a diplomatic trip and spent several hours bickering about whether to keep the window open or closed.
nWEO7 TIL the Paris Gare du Nord is the 24th busiest train station in the world. The other 23 are in Japan.
em4k TIL that you might see an illusion or even a creepy monster if you stare at your reflection in a mirror long enough. This phenomenon, known as psychomanteum, dates back to Ancient Greece, where a person would gaze into a still pool of water to communicate with spirits.
wGno TIL of The Magnificent Seven. Seven large elephants from Kruger national park that had at least one tusk weighing over 50 kg (110 lb). The largest tusks reached 3 meters (10 feet) in length.
61OX TIL that during Passover, Coca-Cola sells coke with sugar instead of corn syrup in areas with a substantial Jewish population because corn syrup isn’t kosher.