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TIL The United States tried to purchase Greenland for $100 million in 1946

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wobOW TIL that a man named Phineas Gage lived for 11 years after having a large iron rod driven through his skull in an accident involving explosives.
wL9k1 TIL a “perfect” Ford Model T costs less than a new Mustang. The costliest specimen in 2020 sold for less than $25k.
Egy6d TIL Walt Disney World in Florida was originally not going to have a version of the popular Pirates of the Caribbean ride. As Florida is part of the Caribbean, Disney felt Floridians would find it redundant.
ANd6o TIL Tony Todd, who plays the mortician in the Final Destination movies, knew taking the roll that he only had a few months to live due to cancer. The directors let him improvise his last lines where he said “life is precious, enjoy every single second, you never know when. Good luck”