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TIL that the Statue of Libertys torch was replaced in 1986 and is made of copper plated with gold, which is why it doesn’t oxidize like the rest of her.

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o0Q7 TIL when an architecture student alerted engineers that an NYC skyscraper might collapse in an upcoming storm (Hurricane Ella), the city kept it secret then reinforced the building overnight (while police developed a ten-block evacuation plan).
1aj9O TIL the Kamasutra affirms and recognizes same-sex relations, and there are several Hindu temples that have carvings that depict both men and women engaging in homosexual acts. There are also several Hindu temples which have carvings that depict both men and women engaging in homosexual acts.
Z8oxQ TIL In the 1800's Germans Distorted Hindu & Buddhist Ideas Which Led to Nazism
MeGMm TIL that iPhones with Face ID dampen loud alarms while you are looking at the screen in an effort to not alarm you. These are called "Attention Aware Features".
oBGkW TIL that there are languages with no words for left or right, forward and backward and only use compass points (NSEW) and because of this these people have an incredible sense of direction