2 Comments TIL there is an unclaimed Pokemon Go gym on the North Korean side of the Korean DMZ, a border zone filled with snipers, land mines, and armed guards. by whatilearned June 23, 2022, 8:53 am 7 Points Upvote Downvote
1 Comment TIL about Grand Duke Travis I of Westarctica, the American man who has claimed the otherwise unclaimed part of Antarctica as his own territory by whatilearned March 17, 2022, 9:24 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
3 Comments TIL about the Land Rush of 1889 – 50,000 people raced into unclaimed lands in present-day Oklahoma, looking to claim a piece of two million acres put up for grabs. Within hours of the Land Rush beginning, Oklahoma City and Guthrie had populations of 10,000 people. by whatilearned November 6, 2021, 10:50 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
9 Comments TIL of the Guano Islands Act that allows citizens of the United States to take possession, in the name of the United States, of unclaimed islands containing guano deposits. The islands can be located anywhere. by whatilearned November 5, 2021, 9:10 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
4 Comments TIL The lost property office at Dublin airport has an unclaimed tombstone with the words: ‘You will always be remembered, never forgotten by whatilearned August 9, 2021, 10:17 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
10 Comments TIL 2% of airline luggage is either lost or unclaimed. If airlines are unable to reunite baggage with their owners, they legally own it after 90 days and sell it to the Unclaimed Baggage Center in Scottsboro, Alabama, which receives 7000 new items per day. by whatilearned June 19, 2021, 5:05 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
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