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TIL that there are dozens of houses in Detroit for sale at $1 a piece.

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R5gm4 TIL that Mitsutaka Uchikoshi, a Japanese hiker survived 24 days on a mountain without food or water by going into a state of hibernation. Doctors believe this is the first known case of a human going into hibernation
ZWWG TIL that up until the 1960’s, black Americans with cars could purchase a “Green Book” that would tell them which towns across America had colored facilities, which towns didn’t accept black people out after dark, and which places to avoid visiting if they wanted to survive their trip.
7rp9O TIL That the 1961 Lincoln Continental Limousine that JFK was assassinated in was taken back to the motor-pool, cleaned up, reinforced and rotated back into service with the US Government until 1977
OoER7 TIL Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins later turned to professional wrestling, where he smashed an opponent over the head with a real guitar.
nepAW TIL that snails can be left handed, where their shells are coiled counter-clockwise, and they can only mate with other left handed snails due to their genitals also being on the opposite side.