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TIL that there is an upside down traffic signal in Syracuse, New York because the Local Irish kids didn’t want British red above Irish green.

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d8ALB TIL about the Tunguska event, an asteroid 'impact' that took place in Siberia in 1908. Early estimates suggested that upwards 15 MT of energy were released, but there were no confirmed fatalities.
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8eN9G TIL that Florence mills’ house was designated a landmark, but it was the wrong house. The right house had been demolished. This marks the only time a landmark in New York City has been stripped of its label.
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