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TIL America has a ‘green street’ which is paved with 'smog-eating cement’

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xaPw TIL that the band The Postal Service was sent a cease and desist letter by the US Postal Service for trademark infringement of their name. After negotiations, the USPS allowed the band to use the name in exchange for playing a free show at their national conference.
oB00L TIL about the Akutan Zero (also known as Koga's Zero), a Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero that crashed on a small island in Alaska during the Battle of Dutch Harbor, killing its young pilot and giving America an intelligence bonanza
v1ne8 TIL Gabriele Falloppio, an Italian Catholic priest and anatomist born in 1562, was the first to describe a condom and advocate its use to prevent syphilis. In an early example of a clinical trial, Falloppio reported that from a sample of 1,100 condom users, none of them contracted syphilis
Zm5o TIL Saint Nicholas, commonly associated with Santa Claus, is the Patron Saint of prostitutes
E1RxV TIL That Stephen Rannazzisi, comedian and actor from the show The League, lied about being in the second WTC Tower during the 9/11 attacks.