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TIL of Kenneth Robinson who found a loophole that allowed him to buy an abandoned $330k house for $16. His story enraged neighbors for the 7 months he lived there until BoA claimed ownership.

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WEl4 TIL NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building is so huge it needs 10,000 tons of AC equipment to prevent rain clouds from forming inside on humid days.
mxDRx TIL Steven Seagal claimed to be immune to chokeholds. To prove it, he had a stuntman put him in a hold. Seagal promptly lost consciousness and shit himself.
9BJr TIL a man was wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison even though two lawyers received a confession from their client but couldn’t say anything because of attorney-client privilege prevented them from implicating their client.
gMQL7 TIL that Bless the Harts is the first Fox animated series since Bob’s Burgers to get another season and be created by a female; as a fan I didn’t even know this
p8vnN TIL there is an area in France that people are still not allowed into over 100 years after the Battle of Verdun.