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TIL that the Most SNP, also known as the New Bridge or UFO Bridge in Bratislava, is the longest single pylon, single cable-stayed plane bridge in the world.

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YpKRd TIL about The Really Terrible Orchestra, founded by author Alexander McCall Smith in 1995. It exists for the musically challenged aka. "those who have been prevented from playing music through lack of talent".
9Y9A6 TIL Paula Abdul constantly talks about surviving a plane crash of which no record exist.
mxZ7Y TIL that Barrow, Alaska - the northernmost town in the U.S. - changed its name to Utqiaġvik, its traditional Iñupiaq name.
a8MJ9 TIL Henry Ford is the only American mentioned favorably in Mein Kampf. Ford was also awarded the Grand Cross of the German Eagle, the highest medal Nazi Germany bestowed upon foreigners, for his antisemitic writing.
05gv TIL that a long-term 30-years study found that post-operation Transgender persons are 20x more likely to commit suicide when compared to the general population