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TIL China is rapidly building a “supercity” expected to house 130 million and cover an area the size of Kansas

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KYN4w TIL the Shirahige-Higashi Firewall Apartment Complex is an 18-block apartment complex that was built to act as massive firewall that will protect the citizens of Sumida ward in case of a massive earthquake and/or fire. It features massive rolling steel shutters and multiple water cannons.
161Gd TIL that Vitamin A and Iodine work synergistically to regulate thyroid hormone metabolism, yet this isn’t screened for in routine thyroid tests.
eKQE TIL In 1958 Dutch Composer Tom Dissevelt tried to make “popular” electronic music. This track was the result. You could say he was 30 years ahead of his time.
5A18 TIL that a Tennessee Death Row inmate wished for his last meal to be a pizza for a homeless person. Prison officials refused to honor his request and enraged witnesses paid for $1,200 worth of pizza for hundreds of homeless people in response.
8e9DL TIL: The longest word published in the Oxford dictionary is pronounced "noo-muh-noh-ul-truh-my-kro-skop-ik-sil-i-ko-vol-kay-no-koh-nee-oh-sis."