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TIL of “The Walkie-Talkie,” a building in London that unintentionally melted cars and changed weather patterns due to its concave design which focused a beam of light 6 times brighter sunlight and heated the pavement to nearly 250°F at certain spots.

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OGoV7 TIL that Stan Lee had a younger brother, Larry, who co-created Thor, Iron Man, and Ant-Man. Larry Lieber is currently 90 years old and only retired from pencilling comics in 2018.
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