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TIL of Dan Suelo, a man who stopped using money in the autumn of 2000 and lives part-time in a cave near Moab, Utah when he is not wandering the country

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nMAG TIL Fidel Castro and his entourage stayed at the Hotel Theresa in Harlem, a centre of the Black community, during his 1960 New York City visit. There he felt African Americans would be more sympathetic to his cause. His stay in Harlem prompted many other leaders to visit the neighborhood
LJYd TIL that during the Great Famine, Ireland continued to export enormous quantities of food to England. This kept food prices far too high for the average Irish peasant to afford and was a major contributing factor in the large death toll from the famine.
Z8NLD TIL Sudan has more than 200 pyramids dating back to 5,000 years, some of them are at the risk of being buried by shifting sand dunes
rkbo TIL that Sioux City, Iowa’s airport has the three-letter designator SUX. When the airport petitioned to the FAA for a different code, one of the alternatives offered was GAY.
78w4x TIL that bachelorette parties are called "hen nights" in the UK, Ireland, and Australia — and used to be called "hen parties" in the US