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TIL In Manhattan by the 1870s, horse manure added up to millions of pounds each day and over a 100,000 tons per year. Horse refuse and the remains of dead horses littered the streets.

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gD1L TIL an illegally imported DVD of Titanic helped North Korean defector Yeonmi Park realize the oppressive nature of the North Korean government and gave her “a taste of freedom”
6DkX TIL in 2014, US law enforcement took $4.5 billion from citizens who were never charged with a crime; more than US burglars stole in the same year
VMEQZ TIL James Doohan, Star Trek’s Scotty, was shot 6 times during D-Day and had his middle finger amputated. He went on to conceal it on screen throughout his acting career.
QJVXe TIL of Grady “Lobster Boy” Stiles, a carnival performer born with a genetic condition that fused his hands & feet into claws. He murdered his son-in-law-to-be on the night before his wedding; he got house arrest because no prison could accommodate him. He was shot and killed for abusing his wife.
O6v1 TIL someone beat The Price is Right. After spotting the patterns, Terry Kneiss got on the show, and won by guessing prices to the dollar.