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TIL that on 9/11, an estimated 500,000 people were evacuated from Lower Manhattan on ferries, yachts and charter boats, making it the largest water evacuation in history.

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4bO6 TIL that in 2010 starving bears in nothern Russia dug up coffins and ate the human corpses inside
aPWM TIL that an ‘I am Rich’ iPhone App was made which cost $999.99. The App displayed a glowing red gem on a user’s iPhone screen for the sole purpose of proving to onlookers that one is of the moneyed class. It was removed later, but not before eight people bought it.
Vpxp TIL a man named C.B. Fry is history’s ‘Ultimate All Rounder’: having attended Oxford University; represented England in Cricket and football; played in the FA Cup final; equaled the world long-jump record; as well as having proficiency in teaching, writing, broadcasting, and politics.
JYdWB TIL about Zeal Akairaiwai, the Nigerian man who pays medical bills for fellow Nigerians that cannot afford to do it. He does that every week and had saved countless lives so far. As he said: "Be the angel you hope to meet".
V0n0 TIL that President Cleveland considered the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii as dishonourable, and wanted to restore the monarchy, and members of the American military involved were forced to resign their commissions