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TIL In 1968, King Friday from Mr. Rogers Neighborhood wanted to build a wall to keep change out.

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VZg0 TIL the United Arab Emirates is seriously considering building a mountain to try to change its climate
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KYNE TIL the CDC issued a report outlining the very real likelihood of an impending untreatable gonorrhea epidemic.
8aJJP TIL that William Shakespeare was married to Anne Hathaway
6Dyl TIL Robert Noyce passed up being the worlds first trillionaire by making his patent on silicon chips public domain. Thus allowing technological innovation leading to modern day electronics.