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TIL The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty is taller than the Statue itself. Standing at 154 feet tall over the Statue's 151 feet.

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XEZl6 TIL when Hurricane Harvey hit in 2017, multi-millionaire pastor Joel Osteen initially refused to open the doors of his megachurch as a shelter, instead offering prayers. When criticized, he claimed it was inaccessible due to floods, despite dozens of pictures proving otherwise.
oBPjE TIL Stevie Nicks was asked to compose and perform a song for the American Gigolo soundtrack, but her contract with Modern Records prevented her from doing so. Debbie Harry was approached next, and the resulting song was Blondie's #1 hit, "Call Me".
8aDEL TIL that Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas in the ground. It can build up in basements and crawl spaces, increasing the chances of lung cancer when breathed in because of the radiation.
DAZj TIL that there is a rift the size of the Grand Canyon buried under the ice of Antarctica.
oB1bK TIL of PFOA or C8, better known as Teflon. Teflon(PFOA) is considered a "forever chemical" in that there is no naturally occurring process that can break it down. It's now found in the blood of 98% of humans in the U.S. And is specifically linked to 6 cancers/health aliments.