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TIL New York City paid more for Central Park than America paid for Alaska.

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4We6 TIL that Leonard Nimoy had veto power when recasting Spock for the new ‘Star Trek’ films. He gave approval to Zachary Quinto replacing him in the role.
rR9W4 TIL About hornet cooking: a swarm of honeybee’s group together to make a tight ball around the hornet. By frantically beating their wing the hornet overheats and thus gets cooked
l76Y7 TIL that an elderly Salvador Dali became severely burned as his excessive use of the assistance button next to his bed caused it to short-circuit and set the bed aflame.
yQOKM TIL Once a guy parachuted on top of the Devil's Tower but got stuck there for six days because nobody knew how to get him down.
m1V9x TIL that the length of a minute has varied throughout history. In ancient Babylon, a minute was equal to just 1/70th of an hour, and in ancient Egypt it was 1/100th of an hour. The length of a minute was finally standardized to 60 seconds in 1800s. (They also modeled it after how long my ex lasted)