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TIL it only took 1 year and 45 days to build the Empire State Building

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XEyPP TIL Breakdancing has become an Olympic sport. “Breaking” officially added to the medal events program at the 2024 Paris Games.
JYXlm TIL: Before electricity, theatrical groups would heat up calcium oxide, also known as quicklime, for stage lighting. This is where the expression “in the limelight” originates from. People use to literally be in the limelight.
Brlbd TIL of the Strategic Defense Initiative, which was an anti-ballistic missile program, launched by Ronald Reagan in the 80's, that was intended to use lasers and satellites to shoot down nuclear missiles in space. Because of this, the program was commonly referred to as "Star Wars".
E1enP TIL that Detroit Tigers pitcher Joel Zumaya had a sore wrist in the 2006 postseason from playing too much Guitar Hero. This was acknowledged in a credits message in the Xbox 360 version of Guitar Hero II: "No pitchers were harmed in the making of this game. Except for Joel Zumaya. He had it coming."
0PQM TIL Flying squirrels are actually native to most the United States, people just don’t see them because they’re nocturnal… and flying