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TIL that the planning documents for the lower Thames crossing (a proposed road crossing in England) are 359,866 pages long across 2,383 documents, and laid end to end would stretch 66 miles -- 5 times longer than the proposed road itself

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grK5b TIL that the jazz singer Norah Jones is the daughter of Indian sitarist Ravi Shankar best known in the Western world from his collaboration with ex-Beatle George Harrison. She and her half-sister Anoushka were both nominated for Grammys in 2003 (where Norah won in 5 categories).
LQdEZ TIL that the rap video "Lazy Sunday" produced by thelonelyisland way back in the day helped YouTube achieve national recognition as a video sharing site not meant just for video creators 👀
Brj1k TIL that a helium balloon on the moon, unlike what might feel intuitive, would drop to the ground as if it was heavy.
659J TIL that Swedish diplomat Folke Bernadotte secured the release of over 30,000 prisoners from Nazi concentration camps only to be assassinated by Israeli terrorists
ZJ94 TIL that a woman tried to sue Cap'n Crunch when she learned that Crunchberries were not real fruit.