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TIL that there are plans to turn abandoned parts of Detroit into a zombie apocalypse theme park

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QNQnk TIL about Julius Schäffer who was the only mycologist of modern times known to have died from consuming poisonous mushrooms. To make things worse, the mushroom wasn't considered poisonous at the time and his wife was perfectly OK.
6Ljw TIL A shopkeeper in New Delhi teaches around 200 slum kids under a metro bridge for free. The school has no desks, chairs or blackboard just makeshift arrangements. Aptly named “Free School: Under the Bridge”
lgO7 TIL a Quizno’s store manager kept her abandoned store open for months by using the cash from sales to buy bread and discount lunch meats
R16 TIL Sperm has anti aging effects.
9YP1B TIL In 1992 Tupac Shakur performed at an outdoor festival. A confrontation occurred and Shakur drew a legally registered Colt Mustang, and allegedly dropped it. A bullet was discharged. It hit 6-year-old Qa'id Walker-Teal, who was riding his bicycle at a school playground. Killing him.