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TIL that the deepest London Underground station, 221ft underground, was never completed and was used to store secret archives during WWII

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Eg6jV TIL that while following 2001 anthrax attacks suspect Steven Hatfill, the FBI accidentally ran over his foot. When the police responded, they gave Hatfill a fine for "walking to create a hazard."
y8ZX TIL in 2007 a report was published in Ireland which stated that over half of Ireland’s native gypsy population - called Travellers - do not live past the age of 39 years.
WRVd TIL Compared with whites, Blacks had 51% higher and Hispanics had 21% higher obesity rates in the US.
AN5l TIL the phrase “raining cats and dogs” originated in seventeenth-century England. During heavy rainstorms, many homeless animals would drown and float down the streets, giving the appearance that it had actually rained cats and dogs.
nW1dG TIL there is a regularly scheduled commercial flight in Scotland (between Westray and Papa Westray) that only takes about a minute. It is the world’s shortest regular commercial flight at 2.7 kilometers (1.7 miles).