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TIL that in 2015, cleaners threw away a post-modern art installation because they thought it was trash

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0wdap TIL that at least 10 different US towns in 4 different states claim to be the birthplace of American folklore legend Paul Bunyan
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mPbo TIL: Lou Pai is a former Enron executive who cashed out $270 million in stock and left the company right before it collapsed, divorced his wife, married an exotic dancer, bought an enormous piece of Colorado, sold it and then disappeared into obscurity.
GAAXN TIL we get the word “tomato” from the Nahuatl people of Mexico.
7vor TIL John Lennon was so near-sighted he could not see the crowds when performing on stage. He only knew they were there by their screams. The rest of the Beatles would trick him into walking through wrong doors, usually leading him into closets.