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TIL: NYC Central Park cost more than Alaska. New York State legislature paid about $7.4 million dollars for 843 acres starting 1853. A few years later in 1867, the US bought the 600,000 square miles of Alaska for $7.2 million

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ADyko TIL Piz Buin sunscreen Brand is named after the Alpine mountain between Switzerland and Austria where the inventor, a chemistry student, got sunburned during a climbing trip. The sunscreen was originally invented for use on mountains and glaciers, and called "Glacier Cream".
m1j1x TIL that the “eternal flame” at the JFK memorial was accidentally doused 15 days after it was lit in 1963 by kids pouring Holy water on it. It was extinguished one other time in 1967 when the transformer powering the spark igniter was flooded and shorted out during a rain storm.
P94V TIL that at his parties, Freddie Mercury had midgets carrying around trays of cocaine on their heads
x6VB0 TIL that a small part of southern Florida is the only place in the world where crocodiles and alligators coexist.
e5ML TIL a tombstone dating to 1342AD was found in Eastern China of a woman named “Katarina Vilioni”, sister of Antonio and daughter of Domenico. This suggests a thriving Italian community in 14th century China