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TIL lego bricks can be used 37112 times before they lose their clutch power and won’t stick to other pieces anymore

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kJJ8d TIL that Xanadu is an alternative name for Shangdu, the summer capital of Kublai khan and the yuan dynasty in general. The name Xanadu itself and its meaning as a metaphor for a place of opulence was popularized by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in his poem about Kublai khan.
lo1Ja TIL In Florida, fireworks are legal to buy as long as you sign a form saying you are scaring birds or illuminating a railroad
rNJbW TIL that 0.8% of the population is unable to form visual mental images, per a 2022 study.
woJD6 TIL that in the 1960s Coca-Cola opened an office in Los Angeles to provide vintage Coke bottles and signs for movies.
wLjwE TIL that earthworms don’t come to the surface after it rains because they can survive underwater for up to 2 weeks. They surface after a heavy rain for migration purposes.