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TIL that Netflix produced a show called "Blockbuster". It was a comedy about the last Blockbuster video store trying to convince the community that they provide something big corporations can’t - human connection. The show was canceled after one season.

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pYZBZ TIL the disappearance of Mt Kilimanjaro's glaciers is driven by solar radiation, since the air around it is rarely above freezing. Most of the retreat occurred before 1953, nearly two decades before any conclusive evidence of atmospheric warming was available.
rNK1w Today I learned that the english language got so many different names for a group of animals
LkrQm TIL Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes novels, was a first-class cricketer. He played 10 games for the MCC between 1900 and 1907, achieving a high score of 43 and taking one wicket. Also, the address 221B Baker street, is just down the road from Cricket's heaven, The Lord's.
LxWv TIL downtown Seattle actually sits on top of the original city from the 1800s. It was rebuilt on top of ~20-foot high walled tunnels following a great fire, in order to prevent floods from high tide and sewage. You can go underground to see the original city remnants.
V1eG TIL Michigan’s state motto is “Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice”: “If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.”