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TIL there are IKEA stores in China, even as China is the source of cheap furniture the world over.

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wn11 TIL the top of UPS trucks are white to act as a big translucent skylight so the drivers can see inside without the use of electricity.
Z8Vka TIL that the deepest building in the world is the Jinping Underground Laboratory in China and sits 7,900 feet (2.4 km) below the earth, which is equivalent to 7 Empire State Buildings stacked on top of one another.
6EJa7 Til a CIA intelligence officer working undercover in Uganda became a minor celebrity as the lead singer of a popular local band known as the "Kampala Jazz All-Stars"
RjJw TIL that vibrant star twinkling in the night sky is an indication that there is significant instability or turbulence in the atmosphere… which is a good sign that a front or stormy weather might be on its way.
5NJP TIL that for filming of 28 Days Later, rather than film in a studio or use CGI, shots of abandoned streets of London were filmed just after dawn on location.