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R7ol7 TIL that a black cemetery in Florida disappeared 100 years ago. The local newspaper started looking for it and through old documents learned that maybe a public housing complex had been built over it. An archaeologist used ground-penetrating radar to see what was in the ground. He found 120 coffins.
jdLX TIL Charlie Sheen reached a settlement with Warner Bros. and was paid for NOT doing Two and a Half Men.
awgg0 TIL of John Wojtowicz, who robbed a bank to fund his partner’s gender reassignment surgery. In prison, they made a movie about the crime and he used the money he earned from selling the rights to finally pay for her surgery.
KOKbQ TIL Spaceman Spiff from Calvin and Hobbes was written as a parody of the space opera genre, spoofing Flash Gordon and Star Wars.
Ryml TIL According to the Department of Labor, Truck drivers have more non-fatal injuries on the job than any other job in America, and 1 in 6 of all work related deaths.