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TIL the largest mall in the world by gross leasable area is in China - and it’s 99% empty

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R7NBQ TIL that researchers from Aalto University in Finland have successfully tested quantum teleportation of macroscopic objects
5V00p TIL Thomas Edward Fitzpatrick, nicknamed Tommy Fitz, was an American pilot known for two intoxicated flights where he flew from New Jersey and landed on the streets of New York City.
1yMW TIL that blue eyes do not have blue pigmentation - they look blue for the same reason that the the sky looks blue
8eNxa TIL: The world’s oldest wooden wheel has been around for somewhere between 5,100 and 5,350 years. Discovered near Ljubljana, Slovenia in 2002, it was determined to be the oldest through radiocarbon dating, showcasing the advanced state of craftsmanship thousands of years ago.
OBkX TIL the Bronx Zoo once caged an African man