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TIL That there is a Military Weapons testing area roughly the same size as England, In the middle of the Australian desert

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yQaYv TIL that for 137 years, Barcelona's Sagrada Familia was being constructed illegally. It only got its building permit in 2019 when authorities found out it didn't have one in 2016.
VEDD TIL that 30 years ago, you could buy a Lifetime, Unlimited First-class Travel pass with American Airlines and now they’re Regretting it.
mxoGE TIL In 1992, a hurricane hit Hawaii where they were filming "Jurassic Park." Spielberg's crew had to be evacuated via helicopter; the pilot, Fred Sorenson, had previously met Spielberg while playing the pilot in the opening scene of "Raiders of the Lost Ark"
1aGg4 TIL during Napoleon's return from Elba, a Parisian paper printed headlines along the lines of: "Mar 9: The Monster has left his den. Mar 10: The Ogre has landed. Mar 13: The Tyrant has passed through Lyon. Mar 22: Yesterday evening His Majesty the Emperor made his entry and arrived at Paris."
yVdmw TIL Hyenas and Wild dogs have been known to eat their prey alive, because of lions who will inevitably come to steal the prey. This might explain why zebras are highly skittish in nature.