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TIL Hundreds of millions of birds are killed each year colliding with manmade structures

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Kog6 TIL Gene Wilder was insulted by the remake of Willy Wonka (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), specifically the influence Johnny Depp and Tim Burton had on the film.
KO9Z9 TIL that the London Underground is getting hotter because the clay that the tunnels are dug into spent decades absorbing heat and has now reached maximum capacity, so it is now insulating the tunnels. When the tube was first built it was much cooler than the city above.
pl8G TIL that most New York City apartment buildings are six stories tall because the water reservoirs for the city provide just enough pressure to get water six stories up - above that you need a water tank on top of the building.
781Yx TIL Bertha Benz becoming the first person to drive an automobile a significant distance. On 5 August 1888
6EjAZ TIL that the Australian women's national soccer team lost 7-0 to team of 15-year-old boys