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TIL The Architect who designed the Twin Towers also worked with the Binladin Group on Saudi Arabia's Dhahran International Airport 10 years prior

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X0EAk TIL that "Goodnight Moon" author Margaret Wise Brown died of an embolism following surgery, when kicking up her leg to show her nurses how well she was feeling caused a blood clot that had formed in her leg to dislodge and travel to her heart.
GA5EQ TIL: There was a planned Führermuseum in Germany that was expected to be completed in 1950 which would be a large art museum intended to be filled with thousands of confiscated artwork from the war. Many artworks intended to be displayed were re-looted when they lost and lost forever.
16kDr TIL That in the original cut of Nas "Hate Me Now" music video that aired only once, showed Nas and Diddy being crucified. Diddy, a devout Catholic, barged into the offices of Nas' former manager, Steve Stoute, with several bodyguards, and struck Stoute over the head with a champagne bottle.
mpZo TIL: Dock Ellis was a MLB pitcher. He claims to have never pitched a single game while sober. He crowning achievement is pitching a no hitter while high on LSD.
erAn TIL France wants to ensure all new rooftops must be topped with either solar panels or plants