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TIL Niagara Falls was drained in 1969.

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QNbpM TIL peanut allergies plummet by 77% if they're added to babies' diets at 4-6 months of age
PK1w TIL the only person who can arrest the president of the United States is the “sergeant at arms and doorkeeper” (SAA for short).
XEawj TIL that the Bailong Elevator in Zhangjiajie, China, is the world’s tallest outdoor lift, which stretches along the stone pillars that inspired the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”
R5v77 TIL about the "de Lackner HZ-1 Aerocycle" which was expected to become the US' standard reconnaissance machine. Unveiled in 1954, it required the unlucky user to stand on a platform above four whirling blades, which he then steered by tilting his bodyweight in the direction he wished to move.
rNee0 TIL that My Chemical Romance was created after lead singer Gerard Way witnessed the 9/11 attacks first hand.