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TIL that many American Football Stadiums have Sniper Nests built into them for SWAT team members during games and events.

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PMEw TIL that the portuguese man o war, isn’t one Jellyfish, it’s four animals living symbiotically.
KO6Gw TIL that the opposite of deja vu is jamais vu. It is most commonly experienced when a person momentarily does not recognise a word or, less commonly, a person or place, that she or he knows. This can be achieved by anyone by repeatedly writing or saying a specific word out loud.
aw6yN TIL in the late 1990s, a man studying the underground chambers of the Colosseum found patterns of holes, notches and grooves in the walls. By connecting the dots of the negative space, he discovered that a system of elevators had been used to transport wild animals and scenery to the main floor.
ejd6 TIL IMAX projectionists have to wear protective body armor while handling or changing the projectors lamp
JYZrQ TIL the cover of the Arctic Monkeys album "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not," was criticised by Laurence Gruer of NHS Scotland for its image of a man smoking. The band's product manager retorted, "You can see from the image smoking is not doing him the world of good."