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TIL a soldier deployed to Iraq had his fully paid house foreclosed on by the HOA.

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4XXjN TIL during the division of Berlin, there were still several West Berlin subway lines which passed through parts of East Berlin. They just didn't stop there, leaving behind heavily guarded "ghost stations". Over the years, several citizen of the East managed to get on trains towards the West.
rk7W TIL that Nicorette was created in Sweden for submariners who couldn’t smoke on board
Lx59 TIL that a gargoyle can only be called that name if it has a spout and was created to divert water away from the building. Non-functioning, ornamental ones should be called a chimera, grotesque, or boss.
joYE TIL Whales of the same species speak in different dialects
VBJLQ TIL PFC William Thompson was the first of two African Americans in Korea to receive the Medal of Honor since the Spanish-American War. Both Medals were awarded posthumously.