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TIL that in China, real-estate developers hire white people to boost businesses because they make “the place feel classier.”

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9PN6 TIL that space travel gives astronauts a feeling of being completely engulfed by a profound sense of universal connectedness
GY5Q7 TIL The original formulation of Coca Cola sold to the public had significant amounts of cocaine in it.
ep7r5 TIL in 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed in the Andes Mountain east of Chile. The survivors had to resort to cannibalism to survive in freezing cold weather. Rescue arrived after two months when two survivors climbed a 4650-meter mountain peak and hiked 61 km to seek help.
P11YZ TIL that in 1970, a US Navy attack cargo ship accidentally hit the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, putting the bridge out of commission. For the next three weeks while it was repaired, the Navy offered commuters a free shuttle service using helicopters and Landing Craft Units.
m1Vgy TIL The Mormon Tabernacle Choir was renamed to The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square in 2018 because the leaders of the Mormon church don’t like the name Mormon anymore.