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TIL that The Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio, the abandoned prison where The Shawshank Redemption was filmed, was purchased for $1 and converted into a tourist attraction that nets $16 million annually.

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bMA9 TIL that in 2014 a Swiss Bank Deposit Vault filled with hundreds of Swiss Coins was sold. It has been described as “the perfect gift for a real life Scrooge McDuck”
OowL TIL when put in a situation where you need to break into your own car, you should NEVER break the small side panes by the doors [quarter/vent glass]. This is the most expensive glass to replace on the car.
kOOJe TIL Evidence to support the view that some obese people eat little yet gain weight due to a slow metabolism is limited; on average, obese people have a greater energy expenditure than their healthy-weight counterparts due to the energy required to maintain an increased body mass.
VwQ0 TIL Hummingbirds have such a high metabolism that they are continuously hours away from starving to death
neJOo TIL of the Great Green Wall of Africa (or the Great Green Wall of the Sahara and the Sahel) being planted to combat the expansion of the Sahara Desert. Originally proposed in 1954 it is approximately 15% completed and will span 8,000 km across all of the African continent.