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TIL in 2023 a woman discovered a construction company in Hawaii had erroneously built a $500,000 house on her empty lot because they failed to conduct a survey before breaking ground. She wanted the house removed. The contractor and the developer sued her in return.

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gMkyD TIL there is still someone in the US living in an iron lung
QNL7p TIL, Mao Zedong’s oldest son, Mao Anying, was killed during the Korean War
9E97 TIL Tomatoes are one of the only crops that can not only grow, but thrive in Mars like soil.
VM66p TIL of Lester Patrick, a coach for the New York Rangers who played at goalie in the 1928 Stanley Cup Finals while the head coach and GM for the team.
KYQk9 TIL Abram Petrovich Gannibal began the first Black Russian aristocratic dynasty in the 1700s. Born in what is now Cameroon, Central Africa - and brought to the court of Peter The Great - he became a war General and godson of the Emperor. Many European royal houses descend from Gannibal today...