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TIL the third tallest building in New Orleans is a 43 story, 531-foot skyscraper that has been unused since 2002 because of toxic mold and asbestos.

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4XBeJ TIL: That "the fist of the sender," the personality of a morse code operator in WW2, could identify allies from enemies, their locations & troop movements, and more. The pace and style of their communication allowed expert operators to track them. This was the precursor to modern keystroke dynamics.
D19XY TIL Despite famously missing 97 out of 253 episodes (38%), classic "Doctor Who" is actually very well preserved compared to its contemporaries. "Dixon of Dock Green" is for example missing 400 out of its 432 episodes. (92.6%).
KOjPJ TIL Every year approximately 16 million gallons of oil runs off pavement into streams, rivers and eventually oceans in the United States. This is more oil than was spilled by the Exxon Valdez in 1989.
kexm TIL that the Brits selling Rolls-Royce jet engines to the Soviets after WW2 (for non-military purposes) played a decisive role in giving the Communists the upper hand in the Korean War’s air battles. In Stalin’s own words: ‘Who in their right mind would sell anything like this to us?’
XELDP TIL that up until 1954, no human had ever run a sub 4 minute mile. Since Roger Bannister broke the barrier in 1954, 1400 men have since eclipsed the 4 minute barrier.