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TIL that there are only 500 blockbuster video stores left in the USA

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REbl TIL The facial recognition algorithms in use by facebook outperforms those in use by the FBI
epL6 TIL there is a substance called frozen smoke, it is the world’s lowest density solid, made of 96% air. It supports up to 4,000 times its own weight and can withstand a direct blast from two pounds of dynamite.
GAklJ TIL Renovation of the historical Battersea Power station in London cost £9bn (USD 10.8bn). It has luxury apartments, hotel, restaurants, and a roof top pool. One chimney has a glass elevator (lift 109) going to the top. Hotel rooms have vinyl record players, and of course Pink Floyd's Animals!
pYav8 TIL that Hitler’s nephew tried to blackmail Hitler for a high-ranking government job. When that failed, he wrote a magazine article called “Why I Hate My Uncle” and joined the US Navy. The naval recruiter thought he was joking about his name.
ANkD4 TIL that the highest grossing film theatrically is about humanity getting their ass kicked out by an alien species while the second highest is about an alien species getting their ass kicked out by humanity.