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TIL There was a massive residential scheme that failed in Florida leaving a massive system of canals and barren roads that you can easily see in Google Maps that is now called Picayune Strand State Forest.

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LkP9r TIL the Roanoke colony was never “lost”.
N7AQ6 TIL: In the 18th century, Britain dumped Opium in China because later only accepts Silver which caused a serious balance of payments issue for Britain. This eventually leads to the establishment of the tea industry in India by stealing Chinese plants and their tea expertise.
W7EJL TIL: You can name a cockroach after your ex at the San Antonio zoo
7rNkp TIL that when David Lynch signed up for Dune (1984) he agreed to direct and write the screenplay, though he had not read the book, known the story, or even been interested in science fiction. Lynch worked on the script for six months yielding two drafts & subsequently worked on five more drafts
5vxQ TIL that Howard Stern ran for Governor of New York in 1994 promising to limit road work to night hours. He eventually withdrew, but later that year, The Howard Stern Bill was signed into law which limited road construction in New York City and Long Island to night hours.