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TIL the Burr Arch Truss was a bridge design patented by Theodore Burr in 1817 and used mostly for covered bridges. Theodore Burr was first cousins with former U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr.

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7997 TIL the only actor who wasn’t physically wiped out from filming in the demanding Jaeger cockpit harnesses in “Pacific Rim” was Rinko Kikuchi, the female Jaeger pilot. Director Guillermo del Toro asked for her secret and she replied “I think of gummi bears and flowers.”
6Yk8 TIL the actor who played the farmer in the movie Babe decided to go vegan after working closely with the “extraordinary animals” in the film.
R7OL1 TIL about the endangered Maleo bird from Indonesia. Maleos make their nest with decomposing vegetation on the bottom, then place the egg and cover it with sand or soil. The layers make a natural incubation by the decomposing bottom layer releasing heat, and the top layer of sand keeps the heat in.
KOPnR TIL when a person is frequently exposed to cold water and wind, they develop bony growths inside their ear canals. If left undealt with, the growth will completely block the ear canal and cause significant or total hearing loss.
oBLPY TIL Coldplay's 'Fix You' was written by Chris Martin for Gwyneth Paltrow after her father died.