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TIL the (then) world’s tallest structure was accidentally destroyed by a maintenance crew in 1991

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YdEW TIL “The Dark Side of the Moon” by Pink Floyd holds the record for the longest time an Album has been in the Billboard 200 Charts with a total of 923 weeks, which is almost 18 years.
P7jL TIL The US dropped more bombs on Laos than fell on all of Europe during World War II. One third didn’t detonate.
ln97 TIL Facebook doesn’t allow breastfeeding photos.
DQALg TIL that Iceland, despite being neutral, was invaded by the British in WWII.. which eventually led to their independence.
5YMrR Today I learned about Lord Goddard, a former Lord Chief Justice of England. His clerk claimed that he ejaculated whilst passing a death sentence on such a regular basis, that a fresh pair of trousers had to be brought to court on those occasions.