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TIL the number 42 was the random seed chosen to generate the universe in EVE Online

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N7mJP TIL that France built a fake Paris in WWI to confuse german bombers, which was located North of Real Paris
nMJG TIL “American” is an ethnicity, and according to the 2000 US Census, an increasing number of people are identifying with it.
x6jlb TIL the Temple Works flax mill in Leeds, UK, built in 1840 was a replica of the Temple of Horus at Edfu facade but had a grass roof maintained by flocks of sheep transported with a hydraulic lift to keep the mill interior humid as required for flax fibre work
YpLWx TIL that Matthew and Maria Emanuel dug up a safe with $52,000 of cash and jewelry in their back yard but didn't keep it. Inside they found wet money, and a lot of jewelry, also a paper with their neighbors address. Eight years earlier their neighbors were robbed, so the couple returned everything.
ab50 TIL the Teton mountains were named by French trappers who thought they resembled breasts (teton is French slang for breast) so Grand Teton National Park translates to Big Tits National Park.