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TIL Downtown Winnipeg had the same skyline for years since 1991 and it was rare to see a construction crane. Now the city is focusing on density and building taller skyscrapers; its tallest building, 300 Main, houses 1,500 residents

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P11Ag TIL Ancient Chinese doctor and surgeon Hua Tuo was executed by King Cao Cao when he suggested performing a surgery by cutting into his royal skull
6EvDJ TIL that the "drink 8 glasses of water a day" is based on a 1945 recommendation that had no medical basis. The current recommendation is "drink when you are thirsty, unless you are outside on a hot day or are elderly- then drink a bit more."
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gMlrA TIL that tomatoes possess the genes to produce capsaicinoids but they are not expressed. Recently, researchers discovered a technique to turn on translation of those genes and they grew spicy tomatoes.