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TIL the state of Texas has over 450 ghost towns

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QNMKe TIL Boeing B17 pilots often accidentally raised the undercarriage after landing, destroying the propellors and damaging the underbelly, due to the undercarriage lever and the flap lever looking the same.
ZpYDD TIL the Inca Empire had a messenger system so fast it could deliver a message over 300 km (190 miles) in a single day, thanks to a network of elite runners known as "chasquis". It was so efficient that even in Cuzco, hundreds of km away from the sea, the Inca ruler could enjoy fresh fish
kJav4 TIL It takes more than 4 million average-sized farts a year to generate enough biogas to power a large-sized home.
KYWwE TIL that the color "orange" didn't exist in the English language until the fruit was introduced.
XE7Lj TIL In 1838, a man stopped on the Boulevard du Temple in Paris to get his boots cleaned. He and the cleaner stood still for at least seven minutes on the street, and accidentally became the first people in history to be photographed.