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TIL China, the country with a population of 1.3 billion, has multiple ghost cities with thousands of villas, skyscrapers and shopping malls that are still unoccupied.

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PYkQE TIL that the famous walking style of Frankenstein's monster was actually the result of a continuity error.
O4dY TIL: The song “Yellow Rose of Texas” is referring to a light skinned woman of African ancestry and is a reference to the often times considered derogatory term “High Yellow.”
R5gL7 TIL in just a 24-hour period (March 4-5 1966), two fatal accidents occurred on flights from or to Tokyo Haneda Airport. The second plane, BOAC Flight 911, had in fact taxied past the wreckage of the first, Canadian Pacific Airlines Flight 402, immediately before taking off.
b9wpp TIL about the practice of widow's succession. This was a practice used by several countries in the early 20th century were if a politician died in office they would be succeeded by their widow. The practice resulted in some of the earliest women to hold political office in modern times.
pYrYe TIL there was a town in Quebec, Canada named Asbestos until 2020. It was named for the asbestos deposits in the area. The name was changed to Val-des-Sources, which means Valley of the Springs.