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TIL that in the 1890s, the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts was overrun with prairie dogs

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Oom9g TIL When an inmate enters San Pedro Prison they have to purchase a cell. They can purchase a cell from the prison mayor or freelance agents who typically advertises avaliable cells in restaurants and bulletin boards. Housing in the prison varies between $20 and $5,000 depending on the quality.
pQa8 TIL in Japan there is a family that has run the same hotel for nearly 1,300 years … or 46 generations
WknDo TIL although Nobel Prizes are not awarded posthumously, the 2011 Prize in Physiology and Medicine for Ralph M. Steinman still stands because the committee was unaware he had died three days before the announcement.
e0oB5 TIL The Florida Keys ceded from the United States and formed the “Conch Republic” as a protest to a border patrol on the only road to the mainland for a short bit.
R5M1l TIL that can-openers are supposed to lay on the top of the can and cut through the side lip of the top, leaving a smooth edge with no risk of cutting your finger or jamming the opener.