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TIL the Burj Khalifa, the tallest man-made structure in the world, is named after a living person– the President of the United Arab Emirates

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xVov7 TIL Coastal Redwood fossils date back more than 200 million years to the Jurassic period. California's gold rush caused logging old growth lumber. Today, only 5 percent of the original old-growth coast redwood forest remains.
E1oG0 TIL In 1883, gifts were distributed after a show in Victoria Hall. Many of the estimated 1100 children surged downstairs, but the door opened inward and had been bolted so only one could pass at a time. Those in front were crushed by those behind them. 183 children between the ages of 3 and 14 died.
XnJ8 TIL the rabies virus has been known to cause a man to uncontrollably ejaculate up to 30 times a day.
JYZJk TIL there exists a separate time zone on the moon. It’s called Lunar Standard Time (LST) and the calendar started on July 21st, 1969 at 02:56:15 UT, the moment Neil Armstrong stepped foot on the moon.
YpQMx TIL A female cat is called a Queen