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TIL That Russia Has Approved Construction of an Estimated $66B Tunnel Across the Bering Strait Starting Sometime After 2030, Making a Railway from New York to London a Possibility During This Century

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wOB8 TIL when Rodney Dangerfield died they held a Native American butterfly-release ceremony hosted by Farrah Fawcett.
x6Jpw TIL about the "Cathedral Effect" phenomenon, where higher ceilings seem to bias the brain toward more abstract and creative thinking, while lower ceilings promote more detailed, analytical thinking.
VBOd0 TIL Akira Toriyama originally planned to end Dragon Ball after the dragon balls were collected, which happened in chapter 19. Dragon Ball lasted 519 chapters.
VMkZB TIL on two separate occasions, Lance Sergeant Johnson Beharry was leading a convoy of vehicles when his vehicle was hit by RPGs. On both occasions, his commander and others inside the vehicle were wounded. Both times he drove his burning vehicle out of the ambush, despite suffering head injuries.
ODBL TIL that the creators of Sesame Street had to change Mr Snuffleupagus’s appearance because he was too frightening for children. He originally had narrow yellow eyes.