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TIL Italians are growing an outdoor cathedral, its roof & walls made of soaring branches

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KOBWQ TIL synthesizer repair man Eliot Curtis accidentally tripped on acid while cleaning a a vintage Buchla Model 100 synthesizer.
5yXp TIL the FDA relies on studies performed by the companies seeking approval of chemicals they manufacture or want to use. No other developed country has a system where companies decide the safety of chemicals put into food. Many food additives allowed in the U.S. are banned in other countries
vPb7B TIL that the Arctic Circle is moving northward approximately 48 feet per year.
OQ7a TIL that Hillary Clinton was the first female member of the Wal-Mart board of directors. She is currently one of the largest shareholders for Wal-Mart
VBB4D TIL: Japanese women are expected to give chocolates to male colleagues on Valentine’s Day as part of a tradition called giri choco – literally, obligation chocolates. Men are supposed to reciprocate on 14 March on White Day – an event dreamed up by chocolate makers in the early 80s to boost sales.