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TIL that Key West was called Cayo Hueso (Bone Cay) by the Spanish because of all the human skeletons littering the isle

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dX98 TIL a new prototype engine will allow travel from London to Australia in 4 hours.
OopGX TIL that the Ghostbusters no-ghost sign is flipped in Europe vs other parts of the world, because the "no" sign is in different directions in different parts of the world
Yb1v TIL the Pagoda at Horyuji is the oldest wooden building on the planet, it contains some timbers that came from trees felled around 600AD
BgdNk TIL of the Canadian commander Charles De Salaberry who defeated the American invasion of Montreal. Salaberry deployed marching buglers to play in all different directions, meaning his American opponents didn’t know how many men he had or what direction they were coming from.
5jx9 TIL when a Long Island woman accidentally threw away an envelope with $5000 cash intended for her mortgage, sanitation workers sifted through tons of trash until they found it. They refused to accept a reward.