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TIL this year (2025) will be the only perfect square year of my lifetime

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JYaPm TIL all three members of Bee Gees revealed during a copyright trial that they never learned to read or write sheet music despite being among the most prolific songwriters of all time. Instead, they developed a trial-and-error process and relied on their staff to transcribe the results.
LApQ TIL that the Great Pyramid of Giza was the tallest manmade structure on Earth for 3,871 years until the Lincoln Cathedral in England was finished in 1311.
RJo4 TIL according to the US Flag Code “The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery”, and “No part of the flag should ever be used as a costume or athletic uniform”
Y7BBZ TIL that an 84-year-old man named Park Byeong-gu has eaten nothing but instant ramen for over 41 years
Lll9 TIL That the first spacesuits for the Apollo missions were designed by the bra-maker Playtex, not a military contractor. Their designs were so much better than anyone else’s that they had to be taken seriously.