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TIL there is a ‘fake’ townhouse in brooklyn heights that’s actually a ventilation shaft for the subway.

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dDYLd TIL Blood is produced by Bone Marrows inside the bones.
LQYg0 TIL that in 1625, after an armed uprising in upper austria, the 36 suspected ringleaders were forced to roll dices in pairs and the loosers were hung. 18 were pardoned including 2 who lost the dice game.
NXGe8 TIL about Don Ritchie, an Australian who intervened and prevented at least 180 suicide attempts at a notable suicide destination called The Gap. He lived nearby and would approach and ask “Can I help you in some way?”
d8d4Q TIL that when a male fruit fly is sexually rejected by a female fruit fly, it will seek out more alcohol than those that have successfully mated.
95PQ TIL that St Basil’s Cathedral, the famous colorful church in Moscow, was barely saved from destruction under Stalin. Every city planner and architect hired refused to cooperate in the demolition process, and some even served time in the Gulag for so adamantly protecting the church.