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TIL about the Memory of the World Programme: an international initiative launched to safeguard the documentary heritage of humanity. It includes, for example, the Gutenberg Bible, Symphony No. 9 by Beethoven, and humanity's first recordings of its own voice

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XE9Z8 TIL Katrina and the Waves -- the band best known for the lone hit, "Walking on Sunshine," in 1985 -- won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1997.
97GD TIL despite over 5 million square feet of floor space, the Pentagon in Washington was constructed in such a way that no point in the building is more than a 10 minute walk from any other point in the building.
grlp8 TIL that the entire cast of Alien, including Sigourney Weaver, was originally selected based on genderless last names. The best person was then chosen for each character, and a first name was assigned to them.
JOB4 TIL that Sean Schemmel, the voice actor for Goku, passed out in the voicing booth while recording Goku’s transformation to Super Saiyan 4
0dPBj TIL that The most famous Egyptian pyramids are those found at Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo. Several of the Giza pyramids are counted among the largest structures ever built.