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TIL that the heart of Washington DC in the mid-19th Century was a literal open sewer

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vPlRD TIL about the "Secession of the Plebs": In ancient Rome, fed-up commoners staged mass walkouts, leaving elites to fend for themselves, to demand political rights and fair treatment—an early form of protest that shaped Roman democracy
5VBj8 TIL Ronald Reagan's post presidency office was in Fox Plaza, where Die Hard was filmed.
x6485 TIL that in 1996 a man named Blair Adams withdrew most of his money and fled Canada after allegedly telling friends someone was trying to kill him. He was found murdered six days later, in a parking lot 2150 miles away. His murder remains unsolved.
neW19 TIL bananas are curved because they grow towards the sun
jN7ov TIL that 90% of the earth's human population lives in the Northern Hemisphere