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TIL Indianapolis has a volunteer program called ‘no one dies alone’ (NODA). Their volunteers keep a continuous bedside vigil for dying people who do not have family members to visit them.

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7r8jp TIL that the Johnny Cash song “A Boy Named Sue” was written by Shel Silverstein.
DQ5ge TIL: When Pokémon was first released in the U.S. in 1998, the Mayor of Topeka, Kansas officially renamed the city to "ToPikachu". This was repeated by the Mayor in 2018 with the release of the "Pokemon: Let's Go" games.
LBPp TIL That the Carolina Wolf Spider is the Official State Spider of South Carolina, and that South Carolina is the only U.S. State that recognises a state spider
x6LQ5 TIL about John McSherry, a MLB umpire who died during an opening day game between the Cincinnati Reds and Montreal Expos
xVVW7 TIL that in WW2 China flooded the Yellow River intentionally to stop the advance of the Japanese troops