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TIL the soft soil that causes the Leaning Tower of Piza to tilt has protected it from at least 4 strong earthquakes.

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M7DX7 TIL in Mexico, alcohol sales are banned on election days, and sometimes several days before.
OoPOa TIL of Alexei Maresyev, a Soviet fighter ace who, upon being shot down, crawled for 18 days and nights back to Soviet territory. Even though his legs had to be amputated due to frostbite, he was soon back in the air with the assistance of prosthetic legs.
BgmkD TIL that The Krofft Brothers, of H.R. Pufnstuf game, sued McDonald's for copyright infringement
mxjay TIL Jimmy Carter called Egyptian president Sadat’s assassination in 1981 “one of the worst days of my life.” Carter knew Sadat's successsor, Mubarak, quite well. Decades later, Carter became disappointed and stopped speaking to Mubarak after he stayed in power too long
9YjlD TIL that the Gulf of Mexico has a dead zone: an area of hypoxic (less than 2 ppm dissolved oxygen) waters, which supports fewer organisms and has been linked to massive fish kills and can cover up to 6,000-7,000 square miles (9656-11265 square kilometers) at the mouth of the Mississippi River