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TIL there’s a brand new hotel in Las Vegas that needs to be demolished because of a structural design flaw. Total loss after construction, lawyers and demolition; $400 million.

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VBVZZ TIL that a comet smells like rotten eggs, urine, burning matches and almonds. Traces of hydrogen sulphide, ammonia, sulphur dioxide and hydrogen cyanide were all found in the makeup of the comet 67P/Churyumove-Gerasimenko. Promotional postcards were even commissioned in 2016 carrying the scent of it
Lk6B9 TIL in 1987 someone wearing a Max Headroom mask interrupted 2 TV broadcasts in Chicago. The FBI investigation was never solved.
Z88rB TIL that a Roman soldier once farted, causing a riot that lead to the deaths of ten thousand people.
ZpYgQ TIL that we in the US don’t have small trucks anymore is because the government made a formula that incentivizes bigger trucks and cars
6lZZ TIL: Leonardo da Vinci is credited with inventing the résumé.