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TIL that the Empire State Building's antenna was originally designed to be a dock for zepplin airships. It was used only once in September 1931 and abandoned entirely after the Hindenburg incident.

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78JbZ TIL Quttinirpaaq is Canada’s northernmost national park, accessible only by charter plane from Resolute Bay, 720 km away. Parks Canada offers Weatherhaven semi-private accommodation, a rugged insulated tent with a solid floor, bed, and interior walls
mx68O TIL Mormonism's Joseph Smith bought Egyptian scrolls from a travelling mummy salesman, translating the undeciphered glyphs to reveal the Book of Abraham — holy scripture written by Abraham himself. The papyrus survived, and modern Egyptologists found it's actually a funeral text for a guy named Hôr.
xVRr0 TIL that silica gel packets aren't poisonous. They are labeled "do not eat" because they are a choking hazard.
Njo6 TIL Ikea is actually a Non-profit “dedicated to furthering the advancement of architecture and interior design”
vPePL TIL that soldiers in Vietnam would sometimes claim "conscientious objector status" and resign from the military