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TIL people are using Google Maps to make other people aware of dangerous landmine fields in Kosovo

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nejMb TIL There is a giant abandoned church that looks like a chicken in Indonesia
WWDo TIL that after adjusting for inflation, U.S. presidents earn less salary now than any time in American history, at $400k per year. The highest was in 1909, when the POTUS earned approximately $1.9 million in 2012 dollars.
QJWM6 TIL Director John Landis violated child labour laws & ignored warnings in a Twilight Zone scene with a helicopter & explosives. This resulted in the decapitation of Vic Morrow & a child actor, the death of another child actor, & the loss of the helicopter. He was acquitted of all charges.
J1D4Q TIL that 10% of Japan's population is now aged 80 or older
EYAW TIL The Mall of America does not have a central heating system, instead, “guests generate enough heat during peak winter hours that the air conditioning system runs full blast to keep the mall comfortable.”