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TIL that the Finnish language has a unit of measurement based on a reindeers urinary habits. Poronkusema

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AKYg TIL there’s an empty 26-story skyscraper in Rhode Island with no tenants that has been appraised as having “no value.”
D1P6D TIL of Ina Koenig, a German kindergarten teacher who jumped down a 75-foot mine shaft when one of her 3-year-old students accidentally fell down it. It was filled with cold water. For more than 2 hours, she kept the child’s head above the deluge, saving his life, until helped arrived.
QNNrk TIL one of the unifiers of Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, once built an entire castle in secret near a castle he had put under siege. After 80 days, he had the trees covering it cut down, making it seem like a castle had sprung up overnight. His enemies surrendered shortly thereafter.
7rbmO TIL Shortly after the release of "The Empire Strikes Back" Darth Vader's name was changed to Lord Fener in Italy. This is because the word "vader' in Italian sounds like "toilet".
rNw1x TIL Triceps make up 70% of an arm’s total mass!