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TIL China has a 26-storey skyscraper pig farm

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v84 TIL two girls in 1950’s New Zealand fell in love, but were separated by their parents for fear that they were homosexuals. Their solution? Kill their mom.
ANZa4 TIL of Lazarus Colloredo, who was sentenced to death for killing a man. He was spared when he argued that his parasitic twin was innocent and wasn't deserving of death.
RAm9 TIL on 8 September 2009, Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer disobeyed a direct order from a superior to pull back from his position so he could rescue wounded soldiers from a firefight a mile away. He ended up going back five times, saved the lives of 36 soldiers, and won the Medal of Honor.
jo6R TIL that the amount of energy consumed by U.S. homes for air conditioning has doubled in the past 12 years and now accounts for nearly 20 percent of our electricity use.
5YJW8 TIL In 2016, more than half of all Americans forfeited vacation days, amounting to 206 million unused vacation days worth some $66.4 billion, and those employees who forfeit their vacation days do not perform as well as the ones who use all their time