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TIL there is a shrine to a biker in India which is visited by hundreds of people daily

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k555 TIL people use a banana for scale… when measuring radiation.
d8LAK TIL the child actress playing Annie, sampled by Jay-Z for "Hard Knock Life", retired from acting and become a successful songwriter herself (New Radicals "You Get What You Give", "Lost Stars" from Begin Again, etc)
x6vJo TIL of the Holy Prepuce, a series of relics claiming to be Jesus's foreskin. At certain points in history, as many as 18 different supposed holy foreskins existed
OGk6a TIL The spire on top of the Empire State Building was originally designed for docking aircrafts. The 102nd floor is observatory you can still access. 103rd floor which now is used for storage and equipment has a small door that leads to a narrow spiral staircase to the top.
ZpkMY TIL British Delegates Negotiating the Treaty of Paris, Recognizing American Independence, Felt so Ashamed for Having to Accede to Colonials That They Refused to Pose for the Portrait Marking the Occasion, by Famed Painter Benjamin West, Leaving it Unfinished