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TIL underwater construction can be achieved by creating dry work areas underwater inside of an enclosed space called a cofferdam

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p8JoO TIL Caitlyn Jenner was a race car driver.
grVK7 TIL that by 2050, there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean
b99r7 TIL Davy Crockett voted against the Indian Removal Act
6ENbW TIL that Philadelphia outfielder Richie Ashburn once fouled off 14 pitches in a row. One foul bowl struck a woman, breaking her nose. While being carried off the field, she was struck by another foul ball hit by Richie during the same at-bat.
6EGr7 TIL when the band plays “Jump Around” at University of Wisconsin football games the fans jumping registers on the Geology Department’s seismograph 2 miles away.