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TIL that a sparrow was shot because it knocked over 23000 domino bricks, just 4 days prior to the Domino Day Event. The shooter was later fined for shooting an endangered species.

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ly1V TIL Plans were in place to sever all communication w/ Astronauts on the moon if they had been stranded by a technical failure.
WkJo4 TIL that the Senate Majority Leader does not have any Constitutional power to block a bill on their own; rather, the practice began in the 1920s and is only continues as it’s seen as a “custom” of the Senate.
grVAy TIL that in 2021, China instituted rules stating that cities with populations of less than 3 million people can't build skyscrapers taller than 492 ft, and for cities above 3 million, no new skyscrapers can be taller than 1,640 feet.
ne689 til: The guy who invented the gas mask (respirator) died in a balloon accident at the age of 31. As a result his soon to be wife killed herself
4L7X TIL fast food restaurant ‘Nando’s’ will allow anyone to eat free for life if they can prove they have been to every Nando’s restaurant in the world.