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TIL Eiffel Tower’s height can vary with the outside temperature by almost 6 inches.

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reNW TIL Sean Smith, one of the Americans killed in the Benghazi attack, was a leading player known as ‘Vile Rat’ in EVE Online. On the day of his death, Smith typed a message online; “Assuming we don’t die tonight. We saw one of our 'police’ that guard the compound taking pictures.”
GY6Gj TIL Nebraska is home to one of the top paid attractions in the USA, the Henry Doorly Zoo.
neAQG TIL a study in 2016 found through meta-analysis that probiotics reduce the chance of people developing depression, and may even help people with major depressive disorder alleviate their symptoms.
9YbJQ TIL that both the Lamborghini Diablo and the Cizeta-Moroder V16T originated from the same Lamborghini P132 prototype
YpB8A TIL "The China Syndrome" film about a nuclear reactor meltdown was released just 12 days before the Three Mile Island nuclear meltdown catapulting the film into a blockbuster hit