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TIL that the 10th tallest pyramid in the world is a Bass Pro Shop megastore in Tennessee

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KOBw6 TIL about Dr. Rodney Marks, an Australian astrophysicist who died from methanol poisoning while working at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica. The cause of the fatal methanol poisoning has never been determined. Forty-nine other people were at the base at the time of Marks' death.
M7xwm TIL that "The Nutcracker" ballet wasn't considered a success when it premiered in 1892. It wasn't performed in the United States until the 1940s and didn't gain widespread popularity and develop into a holiday staple until the 1960s.
VMRL4 TIL the first person to stream their life on the internet was Jennifer Ringley aka Jennicam, a 19 year old woman who from 1996, broadcasted her life from her college dorm room 24/7. At its peak, she got 7 million hits per day, a significant proportion of the internet at the time.
GMKg TIL Harper Lee’s character Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird had a profound effect on the legal profession. He is considered by lawyers to be an example of the honorable attorney. Richard Matsch, the judge who presided over the McVeigh trial, counts Atticus as a major judicial influence.
gMwgb TIL that Washington State University makes and sells several types of cheese in tin cans(!) and has been doing so since the 1940s.