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TIL the Coronado Bridge over the San Diego bay is curved so that it can achieve a height tall enough for warships to pass under in spite of the closeness of the pieces of land it connects. The incline would be too steep without the extra distance.

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aAMb TIL that the scientist Linnaeus proposed a flower clock based on the characteristic times of petal openings and closings for various species of flowers. If such a garden was built, it would be possible to tell the time of day just by looking out in the garden!
9wR96 TIL in "Weird Al" Yankovic's album "Off the Deep End" (1992), there's a hidden track named "Bite Me", which consists of several seconds of loud music and Yankovic screaming, after 10 minutes of silence following track 11 "You Don't Love Me Anymore". It was there to "come on and scare you to death".
GArV1 TIL Archimedes died during the Siege of Syracuse in 212BC, after he had devised multiple war machines to defend the city walls. Before being killed by a Roman soldier, his reported last words were "Do not disturb my circles!"
Brknd TIL: Most social media negatively impact the mental health of teenagers, particular girls. This has led to increasing suicide rates and depression. The worst offender found is Instagram in 2017 and institutions have tried have a warning label on images that have been Photoshopped or edited.