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TIL about Bagdad, Arizona, which is one of the last remaining company towns in the US. Freeport-McMoRan owns all of the housing and commercial buildings in Bagdad

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VMP9B TIL there’s a mountain in Switzerland called the Niesen (aka the Swiss Pyramid) that’s home to the world’s longest staircase. It’s only open one day a year for a race to the top. The fastest runners can ascend the 11,674 steps and 5400’ (1660m) in just under an hour.
RxMl TIL that Mongolian horse archers, back in 1200 AD, could “slide down the side of their horse to shield their body from enemy arrows, while simultaneously holding their bow under the horse’s chin and returning fire, all at full gallop.” These guys were unreal.
m1V7v TIL Although received extremally negative reviews from everyone, Heaven's Gate was nominated for 1 Oscar (Best Art Direction)
grRa9 TIL bubble wrap was originally engineered to be a "fashionable" wallpaper
0dXM1 TIL that human skin produces cortisol and that topical steroid use changes the biology of the skin leading to itching, flaking, and rash that can be permanent known as Topical Steroid Withdrawal.