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TIL that most post-war homes build in Japan are practically disposable: they have almost no resale value and typically last no longer than 30 years,

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K1R6 TIL that Belgian fort Eben-Emael was thought to be impregnable before WW2. The world’s largest fortress was designed to stop a German invasion and take months to break. It was so large … that in May 1940 the Luftwaffe landed gliders on its roof, and captured Eben-Emael from the top in 30 hours.
QN9ba TIL Saturn, the 6th planet from the Sun, has a giant 6-sided polygon (larger than the Earth) situated at its north pole. Coincidence?
P11GV TIL about window taxes, an old form of property taxes, that led some owners to brick over their windows
GALmj TIL Venus spins backwards compared to most of the other planets . It spins or rotates in the opposite direction that Earth rotates. This means that on Venus the Sun rises in the west and sets in the east. On Earth the Sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
rNwaM TIL American keyboards are different from UK keyboards, and the '@' sign is above the number 2