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TIL there is a Clutter Index which is used in diagnosing hoarding disorders

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QNNXp TIL that after a major flood of the Turia river, the Spanish city of Valencia diverted the river and turned the former river bed into a massive city-wide park.
yQNRp TIL That a mountaineer found a wallet in the Andes mountain range that belonged to passenger of the plane crash in 1972. Realising the owner had survived, the mountaineer returned in wallet to him in 2005, more than 30 years later.
X0Y7R TIL the engine that powers the Tomahawk Cruise Missile also powers the Williams X-Jet. A small, single-person, light-weight, Vertical Take Off and Landing(VTOL) aircraft.
rYoe TIL Robert E. Lee originally opposed the Confederacy, writing in an early letter, “I can anticipate no greater calamity for the country than a dissolution of the Union.” Even his wife heavily favored the Union.
nexoo TIL Raffi the beloved children’s singer has a charity called The Centre for Child Honouring which advocates for a child’s right to live free of commercial (advertising) exploitation. Raffi has consistently turned down all endorsement offers including a lucrative one for a Baby Beluga motion picture