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TIL The largest city by area in the U.S. is Sitka, Alaska (population: 8,458) which stretches over 4,815 square miles, almost four times bigger than the state of Rhode Island

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kJlP7 TIL about Le Passe-muraille which is French that loosely translates to The passer-through-walls. It’s based on a short story published by Marcel Aymé in 1941. The sculpture is a tribute about a man who can pass through walls-
wL1R1 TIL That temperature can be used to identify poor or affluent neighbourhoods in cities. This is because trees increase the "albedo" of a district by absorbing/reflecting heat radiation, whilst poorer districts tend to have less trees in public and private spaces than posher areas.
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kJxwg TIL On the set of Jaws, Spielberg invited George Lucas to see the mechanical shark still in development. Lucas playfully stuck his head in its mouth, and Spielberg clamped it shut, leaving Lucas stuck. They snuck out of the workshop thinking they broke the contraption after eventually freeing him.
WkJPX TIL about Toxorhynchites, a type of large mosquito that doesn't drink blood and kills the larvae of the kinds that do.