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TIL that New York City’s Central Park was made by taking land from Seneca Village, a community founded by free Black Americans, and relocating the people living there.

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b9A1j TIL Kanye West's $1.3 billion net worth in Forbes is based on his shoe company Yeezy being worth $1.26 billion if it was sold. He has $17 million in cash.
KOyRG TIL that the norovirus on "Oasis of the Seas" in January 2019 infected 592 (or 7%) of the passengers–one of the worst outbreaks on a cruise ship ever. With hundreds quarantined in their cabins, the cruise ship returned back to Florida early & all passengers were reimbursed for their failed vacation.
0dvlL TIL that a jackfruit was being sold in England for 1120 BRL (Brazil currency). In Brazil you can buy one for less than 10 BRL.
b66Ma TIL The bubonic plague still exists and kills a few people each year in the US
Kxw9 TIL that Gmail was launched on April 1,2004 and was widely assumed to be an April Fools’ Day prank.They offered 1GB free storage in 2004 while other webmail services provided between 5MB - 50MB.