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NMAM TIL The elevators in the San Francisco Federal Building only stop at every third floor as it was decided federal employees need the exercise.
rRQme TIL the neck rings don't really stretch the neck, they push the shoulders and clavicles down to create the illusion of a longer neck, and removing them incorrectly may cause death because the neck muscles weaken so much they can't support the head on their own.
M7gwW TIL that the first comic movie ever nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars was Skippy, nominated in 1931.
VB0Pm TIL Peter Norman, the Australian silver medalist photographed in the iconic 1968 Olympics photo alongside two black athletes with a raised fist wore a badge in support of their protest, and turned down a lucrative job offer during the 2000 Sydney Olympics because he refused to renounce his actions.
j6AdE TIL that it's not free to move out of america and that it costs $2350 to renounce US citizenship and may cost more if you need be tax compliant.