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TIL they are building a 65,000 seat floating stadium like a cruise ship that can be moved to different oceanside locations

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W7EEY TIL that according to a Children's Sugar Consumption Survey, children eat 22.862 sugar snacks a week on average on Pennsylvania, the most of any state in the United States (Lowest: Utah, 4.830)
Brylk TIL that rainforest canopies have their own soil that is completely distinct from the soil on the ground. This "canopy soil" forms on the tops of branches from the death of mosses and plants, and sustains a high richness of fungal species that regulate nitrogen and nutrients in the forest.
NXjVN TIL that Jimmy Stewart(actor) was a bomber pilot in WW2 and the Vietnam War. His last bombing mission was in 1966 as a Brigadier General in the US Air Force
N75g6 TIL Le Bateau ("The Boat") by Henri Matisse, caused a minor stir when the Museum of Modern Art, New York, which housed it, hung the work upside-down for 47 days in 1961 until Genevieve Habert, a stockbroker, noticed the mistake and notified a guard.
a8WbN TIL these 12 companies own over 550 consumer brands. Absolutely Wild...