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TIL a Pittsburgh history museum possesses a mummified human foot donated by Andy Warhol, who found it at a flea market.

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yVdRJ TIL of The Hawk’s Nest Tunnel Disaster where 100’s of workers died from silicosis after being forced to mine silica without the proper protective equipment. It was the deadliest industrial incident in US history. The site was owned by Union Carbide Corp.
EgWZx TIL that every living former President of the South Korea has served, or is currently serving, a prison sentence.
gMKvW TIL that when legendary baseball player Yogi Berra died in 2015, the Associated Press obituary accidentally announced the death of Yogi Bear.
kWJe TIL that the island of Madagascar split off from India, not Africa
LkjjP TIL that begging in Hong Kong is illegal and has a maximum penalty of HKD 500 (USD 64) and one-year imprisonment