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TIL Philadelphia literally burns old money for electricity

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kOdZm TIL as a child, Joaquin Bottom travelled South America with his family after they joined religous cult Children of God. After learning the truth of the group, the family moved back the States and changed their last name to Phoenix.
jyon TIL 10,000+ toddlers age 2-3 are being prescribed Ritalin and Adderall to treat behavioral disorder
rRye4 TIL Pat Keller was the first person to Kayak off of Linville Falls. One of his professors documented the descent and the photographs ended up in a couple of magazines . . . which were seen by the National Parks Service who fined Pat Keller $5,000.
ZpgOB TIL the state of Delaware has twice as many corporations as people.
KYbaQ TIL about Manhattan’s Book Row, where until the 60s, over 36 bookstores existed across just a few blocks