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TIL there exists HD footage of New York City from 1993

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Bg07W TIL peaches continue to ripen after they're picked, so they're often harvested when still slightly firm to prevent bruising during transportation. Ripening can be accelerated by placing peaches in a paper bag at room temperature.
Zr0D TIL despite having more than twice the number of stars, the Andromeda galaxy is still not as dense as the Milky Way. We have more dark matter.
P6Ow TIL that in 2010, Haisong Jiang ran through the security gate of Newark Airport to give a goodbye kiss to his girlfriend. His actions prompted a 6-hour-long security closure of the airport, delaying over 100 flights and 1600 passengers. Mr. Jiang’s crime was declared a misdemeanor.
N7wQ TIL that in Nordic countries, the client, not the prostitute, is guilty of the crime.
6EPjJ TIL the author of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Washington Irving, was the first person to refer to New York as Gotham City in 1807. Irving borrowed the name from the Nottinghamshire village in England, which was reputedly inhabited by fools.