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TIL that New York City actually has very few alleys, and one alley in particular is constantly reused for movies.

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N7oN TIL that Bobby Fischer played the “Game of the Century” in tournament play in which he sacrificed his queen and won the game. And he was 13years old when it did it.
oB917 TIL the peak of Mount Everest is a "fecal time bomb" due to over six decades worth of human waste being left on the mountain.
xOyb TIL The town of Harrogate, UK has been ranked as the highest per capita hazardous drinkers and pornography watchers in Britain, but also the happiest.
Me6p0 TIL Lake Baikal contains ~23% out of the whole of Earth's fresh surface water
yVDEa TIL that after Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle's eponymous Doolittle Raid on Japan lost all of its aircraft (although with few personnel lost), he believed he would be court-martialed; instead he was given the Medal of Honor and promoted two ranks to brigadier general.