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TIL there is a mysterious windowless concrete skyscraper in New York that is designed to withstand atomic fallout for up to two weeks.

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op68 TIL Victoria is the Capital of Seychelles!
QJRM9 TIL pistacios stored in bulk can spontaneously combust and behave like pyrophoric and self-heating substances (Class 4.2 of the IMDG Code)
R7BY6 TIL the US Gemini space capsule had to be redesigned because 14 of the 16 astronauts didn't fit in it. The original design relied so heavily on input from Mercury astronaut 'Gus' Grissom, who was 5' 6", that it was nicknamed the "Gusmobile."
8ekLX TIL that in the US state of Florida, tyramine is a Schedule I drug, illegal in “any material [at] any quantity,” making most wines, cheeses, and chocolates, among other things, technically illegal.
mxZjv TIL due to the "fajita effect," when the first order of fajitas comes in, cooks at Chilis begin prepping for the several orders that always come soon after. Hearing and smelling the first dish causes a cascade of orders among patrons.