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695G7 TIL That the concrete used by the ancient romans has self healing properties, can last thousands of years and can make construction more environmentally sustainable
a8xxM TIL that Australia (at 7,682,300 sq km) is actually slightly larger than the continental USA (which is 7,663,942 sq km) when measured by land area only, excluding bodies of water.
pkQ4 TIL that when he was in hiding, Salman Rushdie immersed himself in Super Mario World, and joked that the best way to liberate Iran was to drop Nintendo consoles from the sky
JYVOl TIL that 84% of the world’s rough diamonds and 50% of the world’s polished diamonds pass through the Belgian city of Antwerp, which houses 4 diamond exchanges and over 1700 registered diamond traders in an area of less than one square mile
awWeJ TIL that in Helsinki, Finland there is a Burger King with a sauna inside. And Paul Rudd and Richard Ayoade went and ate in it and can be seen on YouTube on Travel Man.