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TIL the Denver airport automatic baggage handling system is one of the biggest financial losses in the history of American construction

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RpNa TIL that Chuck Palahniuk announced that he would be writing a graphic novel sequel to ‘Fight Club’, told from Tyler Durden’s perspective.
eMn5 TIL that Kyoto was originally at the top of the atomic bomb target list during WW2, but was personally removed by U.S. Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson. He had previously been to Kyoto on his honeymoon.
mxDBY TIL that jazz legend Louis Armstrong loved laxatives. In fact, he printed cards which bore a picture of him sitting on a toilet—as viewed through a keyhole—with the slogan "Satch says, 'Leave it all behind ya!'"
Y7PLB TIL Kinshasa (DRC) and Brazzaville (Congo), being only 7km across the Congo River from each other, are the second closest pair of capital cities in the world after the Vatican and Rome.
wolOo TIL The period in the early summer when Asian Giant Hornets destroy local bee colonies is called their "slaughter phase"