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TIL that tomorrow marks the 8000th day of the internet

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VQ8B TIL that there is a prison facility in downtown Chicago that is 28 floors high, has a rooftop exercise yard and each cell has a slit window
oGlK TIL The Aurora Ice Hotel in Alaska was made entirely of ice. Ice walls, ceiling, beds, bar, barstools, even martini glasses were made of ice. It was closed by the fire marshall for not having smoke detectors.
LkMjr TIL that the character of Brain (from Pinky and the Brain) was based off of Orson Welles, and was directly inspired by tape of Welles being a cranky b*stard during the taping of a commercial.
lDmr TIL the term ‘fairy-locks’, which originated in the mid to late 1500s, is another word for dreadlocks. It was believed when the fairies played in your hair at night they would knot it up; and it was bad luck to untangle.
kOXpe TIL that Carlos Kaiser was a professional soccer player signed for many clubs without having played a single professional game. He "wanted to be a footballer, but did not want to play football",would sign short contracts based on recommendations of his football friends and fake injuries!