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TIL there is a 14 story children's courthouse in Miami

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4kyE6 TIL that Max Planck, the father of quantum theory, lost his son, Karl Planck, in 1916 during World War I. Karl, who was serving as a lieutenant in the German army, was killed in the Battle of Verdun by French forces.
MeY4V TIL Due to the emergency return of Apollo 13 the lunar module's plutonium reactor currently sits intact on the Pacific Ocean floor with a functional lifespan of 870 years.
dDDnQ TIL that Halle Berry went to Miss World Pageant in 1986 and placed in top 7, becoming the first African-American woman in the competition
g1aW TIL that the average height of a Dutch man increased by almost 10 inches since 1856
loRdr TIL that in 1962 scientists at the University of Oklahoma decided to shoot an elephant up with LSD.