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TIL Sydney Opera House architect Jørn Utzon was not invited to opening nor did he ever see completed building in person.

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Wk1gd TIL S is an actual grade in japan above A and isn't just a video game grade
jNPYN TIL of the Judas Goat - in an effort to rid the Galapagos Islands of goats, park rangers sterilize and inject hormones into a female goat putting her into heat. The wild goats are attracted to her and rangers shoot all of her potential mates.
w7m8 TIL that Thailand is the second most common place for American tourists to die abroad, after Mexico.
8eGla TIL American Falls of Niagara Falls ran dry for several months in 1969 so engineers could inspect and fortify it to prevent/reduce erosion.
DjDr TIL a man was given an old blanket by his grandmother. He kept it on the back of a chair for years only to find out it is a First Phase Navajo Chief blanket worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.