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TIL that the Geneva Convention prohibits the use of modified weather as a weapon in war

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6edJ TIL that platform shoes have been around since the 15th century, and were called Chopines. Some exceeded 20 inches, and the wearer typically required a servant to help balance.
VnJQ TIL that the Michigan Theater, once one of the most beautiful pieces of architecture in the Midwest, is now used as a parking garage.
4Xdj6 TIL Quincy Jones was supposed to be at the house on the night actress Sharon Tate and her friends were murdered by the Manson Family. He spent the day with one of the victims (Jay Sebring), but didn't turn up that evening.
DlEj TIL that a town in Japan painted a broken phone booth white so that people in grief can send messages to lost loved ones.
VBOak TIL Mal Meninga’s political career lasted exactly 28 seconds. He resigned his candidacy in the same interview he announced it after not having a good answer to why he was running.