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X0kj8 TIL that, prior to the arrival of the Mayflower, a thriving Patuxet village existed on the Massachusetts coast. An endemic wiped out 90 percent of the population, and the pilgrims converted the abandoned settlement into Plymouth Colony.
5Y5Yr TIL the Canadian city of Medicine Hat became the first city to end homelessness by giving every person living on the streets a home with no strings attached. The strategy has meant associated declining costs in terms of crime and health care, and child welfare services
MVxV TIL abundant suicide in teenage girls was thought to be directly caused by lack of early marriage (in other words “sex”) and that a man’s penis kept her healthy
BrXPx TIL that fast-turnaround movies based on real disasters aren't new. The first film about the Titanic was released 29 days after it sank, starring an actress who was a real life survivor of the event. It is considered a 'lost film' after all copies were destroyed in a fire in 1914.
gM7PL TIL the word potassium is derived from the pre-industrial era method of obtaining the element: soaking plant ashes in a pot