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TIL that the funeral of Henry George, regarded as the father of the Trust-busting and Progressive Era, was so large that many commentators debated whether it was the biggest in New York history or at least the biggest since Lincoln’s.

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kJggE TIL that "Auto-Tune" was originally created by an engineer and it's intended use was to find oil.
oB6e8 TIL With an Avg. Elevation of 12700 Feet , the greater 'La Paz' Metropolitan Area in Bolivia is the Highest Urban Center in the World with a population of over 2.1 million & is approx. 300 feet taller than Mt. Fuji in Japan!
oBpdr TIL about UG99, a highly contagious wheat stem rust that can confer a 100% devastation rate to affected crops. It's essentially the Ebola of wheat and efforts are being made to stop it before we reach Wheatmaggedon
QVre TIL Aaron Swartz, a tech whiz-kid and political activist, tried to liberate almost 5 million restricted articles and $50,000 worth of text books to the public, but ended up facing $1m and 35 years in jail, which ultimately drove him to hang himself.
YpB9W TIL in December 2000 a family in Japan was killed in their home. After killing the family, the murderer used the family computer, ate ice cream, used the bathroom, and left his pullover behind before leaving. Although the police has the suspect's DNA and a possible description, the case is unsolved.