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TIL there’s a man in New York City who mines sidewalk cracks for gold. He can make over $600 a week…

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xVlXo TIL every year, clowns honor the death of Joseph Grimaldi—the father of modern European clowning—by holding a funeral for him and any other clowns that died that year. The ceremony is attended by hundreds of clowns and often ends with many going out into the streets to perform for the public.
5j8p TIL that there are around 60 people in the world who can remember every single day of their lives - their condition is called Hyperthymesia (excessive remembering)
901M TIL in 2008, a 15-year-old liver transplant patient became the first person in the world to take on the immune system and blood type of her donor.
Z8o6R TIL William Hung is a 73rd Generation Descendant of Confucius
nypG TIL that Christian Atheists, who don’t believe in God but follow the teachings of Jesus.