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TIL New York City is sinking 1-2mm each year due to the weight of its skyscrapers, worsening the effects of rising sea levels and flooding.

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69Q7 TIL that “care package” comes from an acronym started in 1945 for “Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe.”
165Rd TIL of Huey Long, governor of Louisiana 1928-1932. Determined to be president by 1936, he wanted to redistribute the wealth of the rich by limiting private fortunes to $50 million, legacies to $5 million, and annual incomes to $1 million. His slogan was "Every Man A King." He was murdered in 1935.
JYal8 TIL if Jeff Bezos lived for another 100 years spending 1 million dollars every day until he dies, he would only spend 34% of the money he had in the first week of 2018
X1rR TIL that there is a spider in Australia that makes a rectangular web, holds it in it’s hands, puts spots of feces on it to act as sights, then throws the web around it’s prey.
Brp6d TIL powdered wigs became popular to hide syphilis symptoms