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TIL there’s a city in South Dakota called Gettysburg. Its slogan is “Where the Battle Wasn’t.”

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VBdvG TIL Architect Liang Sicheng proposed to Mao Zedong to save Beijing’s towering walls, which encircles the capital, in addition to establishing a new capital outside of Beijing to preserve its architecture. All plans were rejected
REm9 TIL the goofy stereotypical “uniform” of french people (striped shirt, cap and red scarf) is inspired by the uniforms of “Apaches” violent gangs from Paris in the early 20th century who garroted their victims to rob them.
PYNvL TIL that tonnage of air-conditioning is the amount of heat it removes in an hour. 1 Ton AC can remove the heat enough to melt 1 ton Ice in 1 hour.
46Ng TIL that in 1917, a bank in Utah was built using 80,000 bricks mailed via USPS in 50-pound packages to save on freight costs.
D1Exr TIL: In the "Greatest Hits" version of the PS1 Spider-Man game, the cheat code menu was removed. This was because developers realized that the cheat to play as Mary Jane would result in the final cutscene featuring a long lesbian kiss between Mary Jane and herself.