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TIL that Tom's Restaurant in NYC (whose exterior is used for Monk's Diner in Seinfeld) also inspired Suzanne Vega's song "Tom's Diner."

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b9V9p TIL how cranes are built. For years I've wondered how these cranes are placed in a building, near to where I lived, or just there in the first place. Then this video popped up and answered all my questions.
M01W TIL when Soviet geologist discovered a cavern with natural gas, they decided to burn it off so it wouldn’t harm anybody, Expecting it to take a few days. Four decades later it stills burns, locals refer to it as the “Door to Hell”.
kOagg TIL that despite of being banned from WW2 military service, Charles Lindbergh's knowledge on fuel efficiency helped double the effective range of the P-38. The pilots he worked with where so grateful they let him sneak on a combat mission where he scored a kill.
5dWQ TIL that ‘The Wire’ creator David Simon has said he will make a season six of the series if the US agrees to end the war on drugs.