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TIL of the artwork Tilted Arc, a 120 foot long and 12 foot high piece of metal, which caused a public debate in Manhattan as many people thought it was ugly. It was removed in 1989 and has not been displayed in public since in accordance with the artist's wishes since the piece is site-specific.

N779J TIL out of 885 Army recruting stations across the United States, the most productive one is in American Samoa.
eG0J TIL Potatoes were associated with witchcraft and devil worship in 1600s
xVyb1 TIL that in Japan there are trains that bark like dogs to scare deer that come to lick the rails to get iron
8Ad4 TIL there are bridges made for boats.
J1XGB TIL that Queen Elizabeth had the nickname of Gary thanks to Prince William mispronouncing Granny.