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TIL there are two versions of the Mona Lisa
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TIL that the largest building with completed construction plans is a 10,000m (33,000 ft) tower that would cost 16 trillion USD to construct with a 100-150 year construction time, but it can house 30 million people.
0drGL
TIL that a urinal is a sanitary plumbing fixture for urination only.
5Vo9R
TIL Pablo Escobar's Medellin drug cartel wrote off 10% of their money annually due to soilage because it would lie untouched for so long that rats would eat it or it would become water damaged.
kMJ7
TIL The Defense Department spent an estimated $100 million for airline tickets that were not used over a six-year period and failed to seek refunds even though the tickets were reimbursable
loODG
TIL that Mike Myers and Susannah Hoffs formed a fake 1960s British band named Ming Tea. Susanna adopted the name Gillian Shagwell and the band inspired the Austin Powers movies.