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TIL that The Empire State Building has its own postcode

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oJDo TIL there was was a movement in the early 1900s called the “Technocracy movement” that wanted to replace all politicians and business people with scientists and engineers.
9wx87 TIL blue whales appear larger than their true size because of refraction of light in water.
M1vK TIL the actor who played Jesus in The Passion of the Christ was struck by lightning on set
4X9ka TIL that advanced robotics startup RoboKind is working with up to 50 school districts to subsidize $500,000 in software development education.
ORoL TIL that Norman Mineta’s baseball bat was confiscated when he was sent to a Japanese American internment camp as a boy. As a Congressman, he was sent a $1500 bat, which he had to send back, as it exceeded a price limit on gifts. He was quoted as saying, “The damn government’s taken my bat again.”