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TIL some bricks have indentations called “frogs,” which reduce their weight and provide a key for mortar, enhancing the bond between bricks.

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jlQX TIL That the Soviet Diplomat Molotov was reportedly the only man to ever “shake hands” with Stalin, Lenin, Hitler, Himmler, Göring, Roosevelt and Churchill. He also outlived them all and died in 1986 at the age of 96.
1adj8 TIL that La Malinche was a native woman who played a key role in the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, acting as an interpreter, advisor, and intermediary for the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés. Today the term "malinchista" refers to a disloyal compatriot in Mexico.
XdwR TIL that Frank Sinatra always carried 10 dimes after once fearing he would run out of change while talking on a payphone with his son’s kidnappers. He was even buried with them in his pocket.
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dD71Z TIL Antarctica, if it were a country, would be the second-largest country with a land size of 5.5 million mi² (14.2 million km²)