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TIL: The word at the end of a road/street name actually means something

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jQnX TIL that China’s “SkyCity”, planned in 2013 to be the tallest building in the world and also to be built within record time of 90 days, is now a massive fish pond.
V4dQ TIL a 2001 study found up to 70% of female high school students in Tokyo had been groped while riding the train
kOJeE All muscles are capable of cramping, but the ones farthest away from your spinal cord—in your feet and lower legs, for example—tend to be the most vulnerable to seizing up. The long, spindly nerve cells that run from the spinal cord to the toes are especially prone to damage. The prevalence of nerve damage increases with age, so the elderly are among the most common victims.
n74d TIL that when you search “I want to kill myself” on google, or a related phrase, it will show the phone number for the national suicide prevention lifeline before the results.
VBYJG TIL that reserve parachutes are packed by a FAA certified rigger who goes through a deliberate step-by-step process which can take over an hour.