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TIL the Paris Mosque helped Jews escape the Nazis by giving them Muslim IDs

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6E4yZ TIL only one pre-9/11 tenant has returned to work at the new One World Trade Center: Greg Carafello. His company was located on the 18th floor of the South Tower and his current offices are on the 85th floor of 1WTC.
QJ7aa TIL French philosopher Voltaire was reportedly obsessed with coffee, drinking as many as 50 cups a day. This likely aided in the eccentricity of some of his writings.
XEyNk TIL: Airports have Zambonis for cleaning airplane tire rubber off the surface of runways
XEr56 TIL the FBI built a multi-million dollar eavesdropping tunnel under the Soviet Embassy in Washington, but never used it in the fear of getting caught, instead giving tours of it to high-security officials. It was only discovered by the Soviets when US double-agent Robert Hanssen informed them.
rR4RM TIL in 2009, A man was unable to cash a check at a Bank of America branch in Tampa, Florida, because he could not provide a thumbprint. The man has two prosthetic arms. The bank later issued an apology