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TIL About a bunch of stuff because National Geographic has a huge library of short "101" videos

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OoOWY TIL that in 1969, the Penn Central Railroad Co. planned to build a tower on top of Grand Central which would have required removal of a portion of the station's facade. The NYC Landmark Preservation Commission rejected the design, leading to a landmark Supreme Court "takings-clause"case in 1978.
EknP TIL gloves were introduced into boxing not for safety reasons but to increase hits to the head and dramatic knockouts.
Y7vkG TIL Oklahoma had a state sponsored crow dynamiting program that resulted in 3.8 million crows killed from 1934-1945
9Rwr TIL former dictator of Equatorial Guinea Francisco Macias Nguema banned the use of lubricants in Malabo city power plant, saying he could run it using magic. The plant exploded.
KOX1a TIL that in 2005 someone stole Judy Garland's ruby red slippers from the Wizard of Oz film, while on they were on display in Minnesota. They have never been found and there is currently a $1 million dollar reward for there return.