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TIL at least 43 buildings in NYC actually have their own zip code. Due to size, or amount of people who work there, or money they generate.

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WZDd TIL that Game considers Eminem to be “the most lyrically insane” hip-hop artist alive and when asked what he would do if Eminem started an industry beef with him he simply said, “run.”
OobbL TIL Psychologist B.F. Skinner tried to train pigeons to serve as guides for bombing runs in WWII. After canceling the project, he successfully taught the pigeons to play ping pong instead.
j08p TIL nut theft is a thing amongst squirrels. To avoid it, squirrels will create false nut caches to trick the thieves.
9YOG7 TIL that Patrick Gass, a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, had to be forcibly-removed from a U.S. Civil War recruiting station after he tried to enlist at age 91.
kJoDg TIL in 1981 a fire at the Las Vegas Hilton killed 8 guests and injured hundreds. A busboy initially praised as a hero for warning guests of the fire was later convicted of setting the blaze. The busboy claimed he accidentally set the fire while smoking a joint on his break.