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TIL: Miami, Florida's Government Center metro station has a "ghost platform" for an East-West Metrorail line that was never built.

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16oWd TIL that when Prince died "Within three weeks of his death, 700 people claimed to be half-siblings or descendants."
0d18N TIL that linguists estimate that at least half the world's 6,500 languages will become extinct in the next one hundred years. That means, on average, a language is dying about every two weeks
RJAa TIL that since the MESSENGER probe intentionally crashed onto the surface of Mercury at mission end last year, we now have man-made objects on all four planets inside the asteroid belt.
a8n7b TIL about the recurrent laryngeal nerve, and how the big old detour it takes all down the neck, under the aortic arch, and back up the neck is evidence for evolution.
KOE0Q TIL: When roosters open their beaks fully, their external auditory canals completely closed off. Basically, roosters have built in earplugs. This helps prevent them from damaging their hearing when they crow.