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TIL: To pep up the look of a bland 70s Chicago office building, a design firm in 2013 added a 400-foot-tall map of the city. The modernistic 35-storey map is all gray and black except for the representation of the host building (300 S Wacker Drive) --which is shown in red and lights up at night.

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XEvxR TIL the poison fire coral fungus is native to Asia and is responsible for a number of fatalities in Japan and Korea. Its potent mycotoxins known as trichothecenes can cause multiple organ failure if consumed and severe dermatitis if touched. This fungus can be easily confused with edible varieties.
ZpdJv TIL although Mongols form less than 0.45% of China's population, it's still ~6.3 million people. Mongolia itself has a total population of ~3.5 million people with ~96% of them being Mongols.
1a4Dd TIL that FDR's illness might have been Guillain–Barré syndrome, not polio
JLlm TIL Ants cannot be seriously injured from impact with the ground after being dropped from any height, because they don’t have enough mass.
gADb TIL NFL cheerleaders would earn more money serving beer at concessions stands