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TIL Louisiana’s coastline is disappearing at the rate of a football field AN HOUR

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JYVXV TIL that the word “rays” has the most homonyms, being one of seven words pronounced the same but spelled differently
a8PrL TIL that in 1933, U.S. Roosevelt ordered Americans to sell much of their gold to the government. While exceptions were made for jewelry, art & teeth, possessing more than $100 of gold coins, bars, or bullion was penalized by steep fines or up to 10 years imprisonment. The order lasted until 1974.
w0XJ TIL that scientists have invented a new, lighter steel that’s as strong as titanium
rR5MW TIL 40% of British government expenditure in 1833 was compensation paid to slave owners following abolition. The amount borrowed to fund this wasn’t paid of until 2015.
Ny91 TIL that some penguins get “depressed” and walk away from the sea alone, to their deaths. No one knows why.