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TIL that, in the aftermath of Katrina, the neighboring town of Gretna, whose levies held, turned away refugees from New Orleans at gunpoint

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QNWZ9 TIL there’s a 1400 sq mile island off the coast of Yemen that’s described as “the most alien place on earth,” and 37% of its plant species are endemic.
DEaJ TIL $44 billion worth of gift cards have gone unredeemed since 2008
YpRMW TIL that in 1998, a 13-year-old Scarlett Johansson lost the lead role in The Parent Trap to Lindsay Lohan.
won8E TIL about the Newport Dock Disaster of 1909, which claimed the lives of 39 men, and also about Tom Toya Lewis, a 14-year-old boy who attempted to help the trapped men and who was awarded the Albert Medal for his efforts.
GYONE TIL that castration can cause a 14-19 year increase in lifespan and stop the progression of male pattern baldness.