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TIL about Milan's Vertical forest residencial towers

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oBrrL TIL That people born blind use the same facial expressions as sighted people when expressing emotions, meaning that our facial expressions are innate and not learned behavior.
X0GZE TIL about Mare Moscovrae, a lunar mare meaning "Sea of Moscow". Such maria were named after mental states or words for water in that era, but despite this tradition, the IAU accepted the name. At the meeting, French astronomer Audouin Dollfus said "Moscow is, in fact, a state of mind".
k0Yg TIL that Doritos could be made without powder and taste exactly the same. It was left on because it was decided that the residue left on your fingers was part of the “Doritos experience”.
xVnPo Today I learned,that in December of 1963 Pan Am flight 214 was struck by lightning and crashed near Elkton Maryland,killing everyone on board.
neBWY TIL in 2004 Nasa discovered that Titan, a moon of Saturn has massive lakes of liquid methane. Titan is the only planet other than earth where lakes of liquid have been discovered.