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TIL the Statue of Liberty was originally designed in the 1860s for Egypt. Named 'Progress Carrying the Light to Asia', French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi modelled the statue after an Egyptian woman dressed in a veil. Due to costs, the idea was rejected, and a lighthouse was erected instead.

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GYGO7 TIL that since 2015 the International Space Station has a custom made Zero-G Espresso machine jointly developed by Lavazza and the Italian Space Agency. It's called the "ISSpresso" and produces Espresso in pouches which can then be consumed with a special Zero-G espresso cup.
GAMbQ TIL that Bobby Caldwell was nominated for Best New Black Artist of the Year in 1979 by Billboard. Bobby did not win after they found out he was White. TI also Learned that Bobby was white.
DlYp TIL that India’s richest man is offering free 4G internet service to everyone in the country
BPGD TIL Tim Mcllrath, the lead singer of the band Rise Against, originally wanted their future hit single “savior” cut from the album. He was overruled and the song currently holds the record for for longest time spent on the billboard alternative songs chart at 65 weeks.
E1ekx TIL : Another factor for the 1989 Tiananmen Square protest was the death of Chinese reformist Hu Yaobang and rapid market economic reform. and at their last stand, the protester sings the international socialist anthem to protest the Chinese leadership for betraying their original ideas.