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TIL There is an Island in Louisiana that has lost about 98% of its land mass due to rising sea levels. Plans are underway to relocate the remaining residents

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wL0Z8 TIL that the Vietnamese unit of currency is the 'Dong.'
5Y1nQ TIL The treadmill originated in prisons and were used to pump water or crush grain
d8QeK TIL that as of 2020, Napster pays its musicians more than other streaming services.
BrGQD TIL: in 1966 alone, The Beatles each earned (in 2016 dollars) $15-24 million
90Y7 TIL a white woman married an African slave in 1681 Maryland, even though this bound her to serve her husband’s master, and their children would be born into slavery. Their descendants, all slaves, challenged the law, but only her great-great-granddaughter won freedom 100 years later.