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TIL of the “Method of Loci”, a memory technique where a person creates an imaginary structure or town within their head, and uses objects within the buildings as representations of real life items and ideas.

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W9gA TIL: The Thinnest state in America this year is fatter then the fattest state was in 1995.
GYM5Q TIL that the Corinth Canal's construction was started in the first century but abandoned and completed only in 1893
O0DX TIL Chili’s has raised more than $30 million of its $50 million, 10-year commitment to St. Jude. Once completed, the donation will be the largest donation from a single partner campaign in St. Jude history.
o67K TIL That ESPN used to broadcast the card game Magic: The Gathering on TV.
Egbnp TIL after a brutal Union defeat at the Civil War Battle of Olustee in 1864, a train carrying wounded soldiers broke down during the retreat. With no working locomotive, exhausted troops and a few horses had to pull the train 13 miles over 2 days to escape a Confederate pursuit.