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TIL that 10,000 people were involved in the construction of the World Trade Center (c.1965-66 1972) and that 60 people were killed in construction accidents while it was being built. During their lifetimes the towers were host to the birth of 17 babies and 19 murders.

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rdw TIL that the Health Minister of South Africa who served for 9 years, actively promoted the treatment of AIDS with garlic, beetroot and African potatoes, while claiming that Anti Retroviral drugs don’t work.
5VAWP TIL a referendum on annexation by the United States was held in the Dominican Republic on 19 February 1870. The proposal was approved by 99.93% of voters, although turnout was just 30%. However, the United States Senate rejected the annexation on 30 June 1870 with a 28–28 vote.
wokAE TIL that “Firehawks” a collection of three Australian bird species, are the only animals besides humans known to use fire to hunt. They will pick up burning sticks from fires and carry them in their beaks and talons before dropping it in unburnt vegetation setting the ground ablaze driving prey out.
Rro9 TIL in Japanese myth there’s a creature called the Ashiaraiyashiki. It is a giant, unwashed foot that appears before you and demands to be washed. If you don’t wash it, it will rampage through your house.
NX5kJ TIL about honeydew honey, a kind of honey produced by bees that feed on honeydew - the secretions of aphids - instead of nectar