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TIL a structural flaw was found in Citicorp Center in Manhattan in 1978 ; stealthily repairs were made to it with the crisis becoming public in 1995.

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6nkQ TIL there is a lizard-like reptile called “Mexican mole lizard” that is basically an earthworm with legs.
a8GML TIL with a radius between 640 and 764 times that of the Sun, the surface of the red supergiant star Betelgeuse (the tenth-brightest star in the night), if it were at the centre of our Solar System, would lie beyond the asteroid belt and it would engulf the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
46o5 TIL that the reason Greek statues have such small penises is because back then, big penises were considered “ gross and comical.” Small penises were considered, “God sent” and were much preferred by woman.
BgBnd TIL an analysis of Beethoven's hair found high levels of lead, arsenic & mercury. The high amount of lead in particular likely contributed to his deafness. One lock of hair had 380 micrograms per gram & a second one had 258 micrograms. A normal level of lead is around 4 micrograms or less per gram.
eDLJ TIL there’s an act called the “Read the Bills Act,” which requires U.S. Congress to read the legislation before they vote on it. It has been in limbo since 2006…