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TIL that in May 2023, the South Charleston Police Department began trying to find the owners of thousands of shoes after a shoe repair business closed down. Many of the shoes had been there for years. One woman received her shoes back that had been in there since 2001.

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yQ8Mv TIL in 2007, Siberia experienced orange snow. This orange snow was ruled to most likely caused by a heavy sandstorm in neighboring Kazakhstan. Tests on the snow revealed numerous sand and clay dust particles and a high iron-content, which were blown into Russia in the upper stratosphere.
90AD TIL that in 2007, a Texas man saw his neighbor’s empty house being burglarized. He told 911, “I’m not gonna let them get away with it.” After they left the house he said, “I’m gonna kill him”, and then went outside and shot both men in the back, killing them. The grand jury found it was justified.
4Xd9N TIL almost all medicines are not vegan, especially birthcontrol. From shellac to lactose to lanolin to bone meal, almost all over the counter and prescription medicines contain some form of animal byproduct as binding or delivery agents.
nVQW TIL in 585 BC a solar eclipse occurred in the middle of a battle between the Lydians and the Medes. They promptly ceased fighting and signed a peace treaty.
RW7j TIL Dolphin teens get high by chewing pufferfish and even pass it around. They then swim to the surface and zone out to their own reflections.