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TIL the day after John W Snow was sworn in as Treasury Secretary, his brokers bought $10m in debt holdings. When questioned about this in 2004, John Snow said he knew nothing

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ep6o5 TIL The last Great Auk in Britain was accused of witchcraft, and killed by superstitious sailors for conjuring storms. So now we have no more Northern Witch Penguins.
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YnAA TIL there is a mid-rise shopping center in Zimbabwe which uses an air conditioning system inspired by African termite hills. It is ventilated and cooled by natural means, and uses less than 10% of the energy of a conventional building its size.
69Nd8 TIL A ferry pilot flew a Cessna 172 from California to Hawaii in just over 18 hours. Prepping and flying the plane was about the same cost as having the plane disassembled, shipped and re-assembled.
6M57 TIL Buzz Aldrin’s mom’s maiden name was Moon