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TIL that the 9/11 landfill was named Fresh Kills

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KG7Q TIL a man who entertained at restaurants played a stolen Stradivarius violin for over 50 years before confessing its true value to his wife on his deathbed
eDN4 TIL a London double-decker bus jumped the gap in Tower Bridge when it was opened without warning.
rNeGw TIL that new snail species are world’s smallest, tinier than grains of sand
69d0Y TIL Otis Redding died 3 days after recording (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
v1YdL TIL Earl Tupper, inventor and founder of the Tupperware Company, sold his ownership interest, bought himself an island in Costa Rica, and gave up his U.S. citizenship to avoid taxes.