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TIL the Nautilus traveled under North Pole, and let us all know for certain no land is up there

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VMr8G TIL The Torre Latino stands 188 m tall, contains offices, a history museum and was the tallest building in Mexico City from 1956 until 1972. The building earned an award by the American Institute of Steel Construction for being the tallest building ever exposed to an enormous seismic force
D0Re TIL Carrots used to be grown in a range of colors. Until the Dutch wiped out all the others apart from orange.
V7dG TIL Legal drugs now kill more people than heroin and cocaine combined.
DQeje TIL that before Julia Child became a world renowned chef, she was a research assistant for Secret Intelligence in WWII. In the precursor to the CIA, she helped develop a shark repellant for life vests and mines that is still used today.
j67Jv TIL that at 2003 New York Comic Con, a fan asked Akira Toriyama what happened to fan favorite character Launch and why she wasn't in DBZ. He answered "To tell you the truth, I totally forgot about her at one point"