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TIL that 60,000+ rent-stabilized apartments in NYC are vacant as a means of creating artificial scarcity (almost twice the amount as in 2019)

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P17xL TIL there's a jetty in Australia that's so long that one end is 2m higher than the other due to the curvature of the Earth
6E9EQ TIL the FDA approved the first gene therapy drug for use in the US - the drug modifies patient T-cells to hunt down and destroy cancer cells and has produced very high response and remission rates in clinical trials.
v1dnj TIL Winnipeg has a Skywalk System, a network of pedestrian skyways and tunnels connecting a significant portion of downtown. It provides year-round climate-controlled access to over 200 shops, 700 apartment units, 2 hotels, and 11 financial centres
VBQmp TIL that dragonflies are the world's most successful predator!
pewO TIL of OpenDyslexic, a funky-looking font designed to be easily readable by those with dyslexica.