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TIL the One World Trade Center in New York is 1776 feet tall to symbolize the founding of the USA.

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R8D8 TIL That out of the top 30 best selling games of all time, you need to go to #9 before you find a non-Nintendo product
QNxrL TIL that due to very poor consumer reviews and negative media attention in 2014, Haribo discontinued sugar free gummy bears. The gummy bears contained maltitol, a sugar alcohol that is not fully digestible and that ferments in the gut. It can cause increased flatulence, loose stools, and diarrhea.
X0MXj TIL the final surrender of the confederates in the American Civil War was in Liverpool (England) when the CSS Shenandoah surrendered 6 months after Palmito Ranch (the last battle in May 1865)
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4XaRg TIL Adam Rainer is the only person in medical history to have been classified both as a dwarf and giant during his lifetime. He went from being 4 feet 6 inches tall at the age of 19 to being 7 feet 8 inches at 51. This was caused by a tumor that led to an overproduction of growth hormones.