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TIL there’s a skyscraper in Tokyo which tells you, using colored lights, whether you should bring an umbrella when you go outside.

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j6ymM TIL that Cher Ami, a pigeon, was awarded the Croix de Guerre for her brave service in World War I. Despite being shot, blind in one eye, and severely injured, he successfully delivered an S.O.S. message for an encircled battalion.
p84yb TIL Allee Willis was originally bothered by the 'ba-dee-ya' lyric in song 'September'. "I just said, 'What the fuck does 'ba-dee-ya' mean?' And [White] said, 'Who the fuck cares?' I learned my greatest lesson ever in songwriting from him, which was never let the lyric get in the way of the groove."
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aO19 TIL while promoting “Did You Hear About the Morgans?” on the Daily Show, Hugh Grant angrily asked, “What is that clip? It’s a terrible clip,” to which Jon Stewart replied, “Well, then make a better fucking movie.”
mxNKy TIL that the Finnish island of Aaland threatened to leave the EU if they were not permitted to continue to use and sell a tobacco product called ‘Snus.’ Snus is considered a major source of income for the island and part of their national heritage.