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TIL Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, is not connect to the sewer system, instead relying on a fleet of poop trucks

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yVQnw TIL in 1925 William Randolph Hearst purchased the cloisters of a Spanish monastery, had it dismantled brick by brick, and shipped it all to the US. The pieces sat in a Brooklyn, NY warehouse for 26 years until two entrepreneurs bought them and rebuilt the structure in North Miami, FL.
X0OaX TIL That the last Civil War pension was paid in 2020 to the daughter of a soldier who fought for both the Confederacy and Union.
rvnx TIL vintners sold wine bricks during the prohibition with the explicit warning not to leave the juice from them in a jug in the cool cupboard for 21 days, or it would turn into wine.
4ayg TIL the sand cat can survive in temperatures ranging from −5 °C (23 °F) to 52 °C (126 °F) and Although they will drink when water is available, they are able to survive for months on the water in their food
MeMl8 TIL Elderly people in Japan are getting arrested on purpose because they want to go to prison