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TIL that Carl Sagan lived in an Egyptian Revival home called The Sphinx Head Tomb in Ithaca, NY

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GAD6J TIL about the 1033 Program, which provides for the transfer of excess military supplies and materiel to civilian local law enforcement agencies.
kOJVm TIL Africville was a black community in Halifax dating from 1840s but razed in the mid-1960s and its 400 residents were relocated as part of a redevelopment plan. Moving Africvillers into the city was seen by the government as a way to integrate them and meet their needs
Zpjxo TIL Cunningham's law states: "The best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question, it's to post the wrong answer."
R7kK7 TIL The most popular type of oranges in the world is called Navel Oranges. They originate from a tree which mutated 200 years ago in Brazil and they are seedless, because the tree is seedless it cannot propagate normally and all navel orange trees are born from cuttings rather than seeds.
O5OR TIL that Daft Punk’s helmets cost $65,000 to produce